Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Lesotho

Lesotho: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 68.91 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
68.91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 191 countries
All-time high
69.03
in 2015
All-time low
68.68
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 692016: 692017: 68.72018: 68.92019: 68.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Lesotho is 68.91, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over five years.

That places Lesotho 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 69.03 —
2016 69.03 +0.0%
2017 68.68 -0.5%
2018 68.91 +0.3%
2019 68.91 +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 68.91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 68.91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 108 Suriname 69.44 compare
  2. 109 Tunisia 69.43 compare
  3. 110 Vietnam 69.01 compare
  4. 112 Micronesia (country) 68.78 compare
  5. 113 Palestine 68.68 compare
  6. 114 Palau 68.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Lesotho?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Lesotho was 68.91 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 69.03 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 68.68 in 2017.
How does Lesotho rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Lesotho ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.