Lesotho vs Maldives: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Lesotho
15.1%
in 2022
Maldives
15.0%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
12th
Maldives rank
13th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Lesotho
- Maldives
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 15.1% against 15.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 2.7% | 3.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 3.9% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.6% | 4.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 8.9% | 2.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 10.7% | 5.0% | 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, Lesotho or Maldives?
- Lesotho, at 15.1% against 15.0% in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Lesotho and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Lesotho ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 13th 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.