Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lesotho
Lesotho: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 22.67 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lesotho, 2004–2023
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
| 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% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 22.67 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.59 Percentage of GDP, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 22.67 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.85 Percentage of GDP, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.