Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lesotho
Lesotho: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 52.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
52.7%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
100th
of 189 countries
All-time high
52.7%
in 2022
All-time low
28.5%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lesotho, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lesotho is 52.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lesotho peaked at 52.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28.5% | — |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +57.6% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | +4.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 52.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 52.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 45.0% | 50.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.6% | 52.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lesotho?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lesotho was 52.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Lesotho ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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