Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Lesotho

Lesotho: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 69.72 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
69.72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 186 countries
All-time high
69.72
in 2008
All-time low
56.8
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, 2005–2015

02040602005201020152005: 56.82006: 56.82007: 68.22008: 69.72009: 69.72010: 69.72011: 69.72012: 69.72013: 69.72014: 69.72015: 69.7

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, 2005 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.26 56.8 69.72 5
2010s 69.72 69.71 69.72 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 105 Malawi 71.51 compare
  2. 106 Ukraine 70.9 compare
  3. 107 Paraguay 70.01 compare
  4. 109 Burundi 69.45 compare
  5. 110 Papua New Guinea 69.39 compare
  6. 111 Trinidad and Tobago 68.89 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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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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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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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.