Lesotho vs South Africa: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 26.52 Percentage of GDP against 22.67 Percentage of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 3.85 Percentage of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 5th of 36 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.04 Percentage of GDP | 23.6 Percentage of GDP | 7.57 Percentage of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 19.84 Percentage of GDP | 25.25 Percentage of GDP | 5.42 Percentage of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 21.45 Percentage of GDP | 26.33 Percentage of GDP | 4.88 Percentage of GDP | South Africa |
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, Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 26.52 Percentage of GDP against 22.67 Percentage of GDP in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 3.85 Percentage of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
- Lesotho ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 5th of 36 countries.
- 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.
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About this data
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.