Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Lesotho
Lesotho: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues was 22.67 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Lesotho, 2004–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Lesotho stood at 22.67 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-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.
Lesotho ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-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 16.41 Percentage of GDP, 1.4× the median. (16 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
- 3 Cabo Verde 18.69 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Seychelles 30.95 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Morocco 30.42 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 South Africa 26.52 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Mauritius 20.36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Mali 19.55 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 19.5 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Lesotho?
- Revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-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 revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 22.67 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.94 Percentage of GDP in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-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 Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-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, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.