Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lesotho

Lesotho: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 22.67 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.67 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
64th
of 135 countries
All-time high
22.67 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
13.94 Percentage of GDP
in 2006
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lesotho, 2004–2023

05101520252004201320232004: 15.6 Percentage of GDP2005: 14.3 Percentage of GDP2006: 13.9 Percentage of GDP2007: 16.5 Percentage of GDP2008: 17.3 Percentage of GDP2009: 18.6 Percentage of GDP2010: 19.3 Percentage of GDP2011: 19.7 Percentage of GDP2012: 21.2 Percentage of GDP2013: 18.6 Percentage of GDP2014: 18.9 Percentage of GDP2015: 19.3 Percentage of GDP2016: 19.3 Percentage of GDP2017: 19.3 Percentage of GDP2018: 21.4 Percentage of GDP2019: 21.1 Percentage of GDP2020: 19.8 Percentage of GDP2021: 21.6 Percentage of GDP2022: 21.8 Percentage of GDP2023: 22.7 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Lesotho is 22.67 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Lesotho peaked at 22.67 Percentage of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.94 Percentage of GDP, in 2006.

That places Lesotho 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lesotho, 2004 to 2023.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2004 15.62 Percentage of GDP
2005 14.27 Percentage of GDP -8.6%
2006 13.94 Percentage of GDP -2.3%
2007 16.5 Percentage of GDP +18.4%
2008 17.29 Percentage of GDP +4.8%
2009 18.58 Percentage of GDP +7.5%
2010 19.33 Percentage of GDP +4.1%
2011 19.71 Percentage of GDP +2.0%
2012 21.23 Percentage of GDP +7.7%
2013 18.62 Percentage of GDP -12.3%
2014 18.92 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
2015 19.34 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2016 19.33 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2017 19.34 Percentage of GDP +0.1%
2018 21.43 Percentage of GDP +10.8%
2019 21.1 Percentage of GDP -1.6%
2020 19.78 Percentage of GDP -6.3%
2021 21.56 Percentage of GDP +9.0%
2022 21.79 Percentage of GDP +1.1%
2023 22.67 Percentage of GDP +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.04 Percentage of GDP 13.94 Percentage of GDP 18.58 Percentage of GDP 6
2010s 19.84 Percentage of GDP 18.62 Percentage of GDP 21.43 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 21.45 Percentage of GDP 19.78 Percentage of GDP 22.67 Percentage of GDP 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Lesotho?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Lesotho was 22.67 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 22.67 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 13.94 Percentage of GDP in 2006.
How does Lesotho rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Lesotho ranks 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total 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.