What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lesotho?

Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lesotho was 0.661 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 0.667 in 2023.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1900.

How does Lesotho rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

Lesotho ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lesotho

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lesotho
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.661 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.661

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

60th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.667

in 2023

All-time low

0.045

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lesotho, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lesotho stood at 0.661.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lesotho peaked at 0.667 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.045, in 1900.

That places Lesotho 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lesotho, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.045	—
1901	0.045	+0.0%
1902	0.045	+0.0%
1903	0.045	+0.0%
1904	0.045	+0.0%
1905	0.045	+0.0%
1906	0.045	+0.0%
1907	0.045	+0.0%
1908	0.045	+0.0%
1909	0.045	+0.0%
1910	0.045	+0.0%
1911	0.045	+0.0%
1912	0.045	+0.0%
1913	0.045	+0.0%
1914	0.045	+0.0%
1915	0.045	+0.0%
1916	0.045	+0.0%
1917	0.045	+0.0%
1918	0.045	+0.0%
1919	0.045	+0.0%
1920	0.045	+0.0%
1921	0.045	+0.0%
1922	0.045	+0.0%
1923	0.045	+0.0%
1924	0.045	+0.0%
1925	0.045	+0.0%
1926	0.045	+0.0%
1927	0.045	+0.0%
1928	0.045	+0.0%
1929	0.045	+0.0%
1930	0.045	+0.0%
1931	0.045	+0.0%
1932	0.045	+0.0%
1933	0.045	+0.0%
1934	0.045	+0.0%
1935	0.045	+0.0%
1936	0.045	+0.0%
1937	0.045	+0.0%
1938	0.045	+0.0%
1939	0.045	+0.0%
1940	0.045	+0.0%
1941	0.045	+0.0%
1942	0.045	+0.0%
1943	0.045	+0.0%
1944	0.045	+0.0%
1945	0.045	+0.0%
1946	0.045	+0.0%
1947	0.045	+0.0%
1948	0.045	+0.0%
1949	0.045	+0.0%
1950	0.052	+15.6%
1951	0.052	+0.0%
1952	0.073	+40.4%
1953	0.073	+0.0%
1954	0.073	+0.0%
1955	0.073	+0.0%
1956	0.073	+0.0%
1957	0.073	+0.0%
1958	0.073	+0.0%
1959	0.073	+0.0%
1960	0.089	+21.9%
1961	0.089	+0.0%
1962	0.089	+0.0%
1963	0.089	+0.0%
1964	0.089	+0.0%
1965	0.206	+131.5%
1966	0.273	+32.5%
1967	0.358	+31.1%
1968	0.358	+0.0%
1969	0.188	-47.5%
1970	0.141	-25.0%
1971	0.115	-18.4%
1972	0.115	+0.0%
1973	0.115	+0.0%
1974	0.115	+0.0%
1975	0.115	+0.0%
1976	0.115	+0.0%
1977	0.115	+0.0%
1978	0.117	+1.7%
1979	0.123	+5.1%
1980	0.123	+0.0%
1981	0.123	+0.0%
1982	0.123	+0.0%
1983	0.122	-0.8%
1984	0.122	+0.0%
1985	0.126	+3.3%
1986	0.119	-5.6%
1987	0.127	+6.7%
1988	0.127	+0.0%
1989	0.127	+0.0%
1990	0.159	+25.2%
1991	0.158	-0.6%
1992	0.158	+0.0%
1993	0.501	+217.1%
1994	0.469	-6.4%
1995	0.314	-33.0%
1996	0.314	+0.0%
1997	0.314	+0.0%
1998	0.371	+18.2%
1999	0.315	-15.1%
2000	0.315	+0.0%
2001	0.315	+0.0%
2002	0.496	+57.5%
2003	0.614	+23.8%
2004	0.614	+0.0%
2005	0.614	+0.0%
2006	0.614	+0.0%
2007	0.568	-7.5%
2008	0.561	-1.2%
2009	0.559	-0.4%
2010	0.566	+1.3%
2011	0.574	+1.4%
2012	0.582	+1.4%
2013	0.619	+6.4%
2014	0.621	+0.3%
2015	0.597	-3.9%
2016	0.576	-3.5%
2017	0.501	-13.0%
2018	0.601	+20.0%
2019	0.621	+3.3%
2020	0.627	+1.0%
2021	0.616	-1.8%
2022	0.648	+5.2%
2023	0.667	+2.9%
2024	0.652	-2.2%
2025	0.661	+1.4%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.661 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.661 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.317, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1910s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1920s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1930s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1940s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1950s	0.0688	0.052	0.073	10
1960s	0.1828	0.089	0.358	10
1970s	0.1186	0.115	0.141	10
1980s	0.1239	0.119	0.127	10
1990s	0.3073	0.158	0.501	10
2000s	0.527	0.315	0.614	10
2010s	0.5858	0.501	0.621	10
2020s	0.6452	0.616	0.667	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

57 Colombia 0.679 compare
58 Peru 0.667 compare
59 Botswana 0.665 compare
61 Nepal 0.656 compare
62 Gambia 0.641 compare
63 Guatemala 0.637 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More economy & growth data for Lesotho

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)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lesotho?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Lesotho was 0.661 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.667 in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1900.
How does Lesotho rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: Lesotho ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lesotho. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 October 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/tax-revenues-vs-electoral-democracy-index/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/tax-revenues-vs-electoral-democracy-index/lesotho/">Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Lesotho</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.