Lesotho vs Serbia: Taxes on goods and services

Lesotho
22.1%
in 2024
Serbia
20.1%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
3rd
Serbia rank
6th

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • Lesotho
  • Serbia
510152025198220032024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 22.1% against 20.1% in Serbia, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 3rd and Serbia ranks 6th of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 20.5% 18.8% 1.7% Lesotho
2010s 17.9% 19.5% 1.6% Serbia
2020s 19.3% 19.3% 0.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Lesotho or Serbia?
Lesotho, at 22.1% against 20.1% in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Lesotho and Serbia?
2.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Serbia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Serbia rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Serbia ranks 6th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Unit
% value added of industry and services
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 4,032 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.