Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.3%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
2nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
40.2%
in 2023
All-time low
22.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Lesotho stood at 37.3%.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 40.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 2nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +32.1% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 22.9% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 30.4% | 40.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 431.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 396.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 7,097 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Lesotho?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Lesotho was 37.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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