Lesotho vs Seychelles: Taxes on international trade
Lesotho
13.0%
in 2024
Seychelles
12.4%
in 2008
Lesotho rank
27th
Seychelles rank
30th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Lesotho
- Seychelles
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 13.0% against 12.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Seychelles ranks 30th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.8% | 42.6% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 43.3% | 27.0% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 19.2% | 3.3% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Lesotho or Seychelles?
- Lesotho, at 13.0% against 12.4% in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2008.
- How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Lesotho ranks 27th and Seychelles ranks 30th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.