Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Lesotho
Lesotho: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 69.72 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, 2005–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 69.72 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Lesotho peaked at 69.72 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56.8, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.8 | — |
| 2006 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.24 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 69.72 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 69.72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.71 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.72 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 69.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 69.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.26 | 56.8 | 69.72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.72 | 69.71 | 69.72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Lesotho?
- Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Lesotho was 69.72 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 69.72 in 2008.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.