Paying taxes: Payments in Lesotho

Lesotho: Paying taxes: Payments was 32 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
32 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 190 countries
All-time high
33 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
32 number per year
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Lesotho, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 33 number per year2006: 33 number per year2007: 33 number per year2008: 32 number per year2009: 32 number per year2010: 32 number per year2011: 32 number per year2012: 32 number per year2013: 32 number per year2014: 32 number per year2015: 32 number per year2016: 32 number per year2017: 32 number per year2018: 32 number per year2019: 32 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 32 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Lesotho peaked at 33 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32 number per year, in 2008.

That places Lesotho 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Payments in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Lesotho, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 33 number per year —
2006 33 number per year +0.0%
2007 33 number per year +0.0%
2008 32 number per year -3.0%
2009 32 number per year +0.0%
2010 32 number per year +0.0%
2011 32 number per year +0.0%
2012 32 number per year +0.0%
2013 32 number per year +0.0%
2014 32 number per year +0.0%
2015 32 number per year +0.0%
2016 32 number per year +0.0%
2017 32 number per year +0.0%
2018 32 number per year +0.0%
2019 32 number per year +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 32 number per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 32 number per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.6 number per year 32 number per year 33 number per year 5
2010s 32 number per year 32 number per year 32 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 62 Angola 31 number per year compare
  2. 62 Myanmar 31 number per year compare
  3. 62 Uganda 31 number per year compare
  4. 62 Vanuatu 31 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Lesotho?
Paying taxes: payments in Lesotho was 32 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 33 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 32 number per year in 2008.
How does Lesotho rank for paying taxes: payments?
Lesotho ranks 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.