Africa vs Lesotho: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues

Africa
16.09 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho
22.67 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Africa rank
4th
Lesotho rank
6th

Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues over time

  • Africa
  • Lesotho
0510152025200420132023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 22.67 Percentage of GDP against 16.09 Percentage of GDP in Africa, a difference of 6.58 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 4 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Lesotho Difference Ahead
2010s 14.88 Percentage of GDP 19.73 Percentage of GDP 4.84 Percentage of GDP Lesotho
2020s 15.51 Percentage of GDP 21.45 Percentage of GDP 5.94 Percentage of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues, Africa or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 22.67 Percentage of GDP against 16.09 Percentage of GDP in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues between Africa and Lesotho?
6.58 Percentage of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Lesotho?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Africa and Lesotho rank globally for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
Africa ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 4 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa vs Lesotho: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/revenue-statistics-in-africa-comparative-tax-and-non-tax-revenues/africa/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/revenue-statistics-in-africa-comparative-tax-and-non-tax-revenues/africa/lesotho/">Africa vs Lesotho: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 998 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.