Lesotho vs Tonga: Taxes on goods and services
Lesotho
22.1%
in 2024
Tonga
21.6%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
3rd
Tonga rank
4th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Lesotho
- Tonga
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 22.1% against 21.6% in Tonga, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 4th of 154 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 19.0% | 0.9% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 21.2% | 0.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Lesotho or Tonga?
- Lesotho, at 22.1% against 21.6% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Lesotho and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 4th 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.