Lesotho vs Tonga: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Lesotho
15.1%
in 2022
Tonga
15.6%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
12th
Tonga rank
10th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Lesotho
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 15.6% against 15.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 12th and Tonga ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 2.3% | 3.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.4% | 1.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 13.4% | 1.9% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 16.2% | 0.5% | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 15.6% against 15.1% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Lesotho and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Lesotho ranks 12th and Tonga ranks 10th 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.