Lesotho vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on international trade
Lesotho
13.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
12.8%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Lesotho
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 13.0% against 12.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 18.1% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 18.0% | 6.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 20.1% | 8.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Lesotho or Sri Lanka?
- Lesotho, at 13.0% against 12.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Lesotho ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th 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.