Kyrgyzstan vs Lesotho: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Kyrgyzstan
14.8%
in 2023
Lesotho
15.1%
in 2022
Kyrgyzstan rank
14th
Lesotho rank
12th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 15.1% against 14.8% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 5.4% | 3.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 6.8% | 3.7% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 11.5% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 15.7% | 5.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Kyrgyzstan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 15.1% against 14.8% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.