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

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
130th
of 191 countries
All-time high
51.67
in 2008
All-time low
50
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 502006: 502007: 502008: 51.72009: 51.72010: 51.72011: 51.72012: 51.72013: 51.72014: 51.72015: 51.72016: 51.72017: 51.72018: 51.72019: 51.7

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 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Lesotho, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 50 —
2006 50 +0.0%
2007 50 +0.0%
2008 51.67 +3.3%
2009 51.67 +0.0%
2010 51.67 +0.0%
2011 51.67 +0.0%
2012 51.67 +0.0%
2013 51.67 +0.0%
2014 51.67 +0.0%
2015 51.67 +0.0%
2016 51.67 +0.0%
2017 51.67 +0.0%
2018 51.67 +0.0%
2019 51.67 +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 51.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 51.67 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.67 50 51.67 5
2010s 51.67 51.67 51.67 10

Countries ranked near Lesotho

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  4. 131 Eswatini 50 compare
  5. 131 Guinea 50 compare
  6. 131 Liberia 50 compare
  7. 131 Mauritania 50 compare
  8. 131 Serbia 50 compare

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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 130th out of 191 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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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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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.