Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Cameroon or Lesotho?

Cameroon, at 21.8% against 20.4% in Lesotho as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?

17 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Lesotho: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Cameroon

21.8%

in 2021

Lesotho

20.4%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

87th

Lesotho rank

90th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Cameroon
Lesotho

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 21.8% against 20.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cameroon ranks 87th and Lesotho ranks 90th of 153 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.4%	16.6%	2.8%	Cameroon
2010s	23.5%	22.9%	0.7%	Cameroon
2020s	23.1%	21.1%	2.0%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Cameroon or Lesotho?: Cameroon, at 21.8% against 20.4% in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Cameroon and Lesotho?: 1.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Cameroon ranks 87th and Lesotho ranks 90th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.