Lesotho vs Serbia: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Lesotho
- Serbia
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
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.