How does Lesotho rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?

Lesotho ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Lesotho

Name: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Lesotho
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 51.67 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

51.67

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

128th

of 188 countries

All-time high

51.67

in 2008

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Lesotho, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 51.67 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Lesotho peaked at 51.67 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2005.

That places Lesotho 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	50.67	50	51.67	5
2010s	51.67	51.67	51.67	10

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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)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.06 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Lesotho?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Lesotho was 51.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 51.67 in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2005.
How does Lesotho rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: Lesotho ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score 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 per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.