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

Lesotho, at 30.9% against 30.7% in Cape Verde as of 2024.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.

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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Cape Verde

30.7%

in 2020

Lesotho

30.9%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

105th

Lesotho rank

104th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 30.9% against 30.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 104th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30.2%	27.5%	2.7%	Cape Verde
2010s	30.8%	36.3%	5.5%	Lesotho
2020s	30.7%	30.6%	0.1%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Cape Verde or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 30.9% against 30.7% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Cape Verde ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 104th 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes)
Unit: % of total taxes
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 4,584 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.