Lesotho vs Maldives: Taxes on international trade

Lesotho
3.04 billion current LCU
in 2024
Maldives
3.83 billion current LCU
in 2021
Lesotho rank
89th
Maldives rank
87th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Lesotho
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 3.83 billion current LCU against 3.04 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 782.27 million current LCU.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 89th and Maldives ranks 87th of 155 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 143.26 million current LCU 73.01 million current LCU 70.25 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s 262.06 million current LCU 423.41 million current LCU 161.35 million current LCU Maldives
2000s 829.15 million current LCU 1.33 billion current LCU 498.17 million current LCU Maldives
2010s 1.55 billion current LCU 3.30 billion current LCU 1.75 billion current LCU Maldives
2020s 2.25 billion current LCU 3.33 billion current LCU 1.09 billion current LCU Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Lesotho or Maldives?
Maldives, at 3.83 billion current LCU against 3.04 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Lesotho and Maldives?
782.27 million current LCU, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
36 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Lesotho ranks 89th and Maldives ranks 87th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (current LCU). 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 international trade (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,046 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.