Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita
Lesotho
138.87 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
130.56 current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
153rd
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 138.87 current US$ per person against 130.56 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 8.31 current US$ per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.49 current US$ per person | 5.46 current US$ per person | 1.97 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 16.39 current US$ per person | 26.39 current US$ per person | 10 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 20.24 current US$ per person | 62.57 current US$ per person | 42.33 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 31.99 current US$ per person | 47.57 current US$ per person | 15.57 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 54.95 current US$ per person | 36.32 current US$ per person | 18.63 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 127.37 current US$ per person | 98.27 current US$ per person | 29.09 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 130.22 current US$ per person | 121.04 current US$ per person | 9.18 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 138.87 current US$ per person against 130.56 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 8.31 current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.