Customs and other import duties in Lesotho
Lesotho: Customs and other import duties was 19.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Lesotho, 1982–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 19.6% for customs and other import duties in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Lesotho peaked at 79.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 22nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Customs and other import duties in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 69.9% | — |
| 1983 | 73.0% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 79.7% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 75.7% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 62.5% | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 60.2% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -60.3% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 27.7% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -36.4% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +58.3% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +40.2% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.4% | 59.0% | 79.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 23.6% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 18.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 14.6% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 13.8% | 22.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.7% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 20.3% compare
- 21 Togo 20.3% compare
- 23 Andorra 19.4% compare
- 24 Madagascar 19.3% compare
- 25 Seychelles 19.2% compare
More public sector data for Lesotho
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4526 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 15.53 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 36.30 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,135 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Lesotho?
- Customs and other import duties in Lesotho was 19.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for customs and other import duties?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.