Direct taxes in Lesotho

Lesotho: Direct taxes was 2.21 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
2.21 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
44th
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.21 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
1.83 million current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
38
1972–2011

Direct taxes in Lesotho, 1972–2011

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B1972199120111972: 2.6M current LCU1973: 3.2M current LCU1974: 4.0M current LCU1975: 5.3M current LCU1976: 5.4M current LCU1977: 8.7M current LCU1980: 1.8M current LCU1981: 6.3M current LCU1982: 13.3M current LCU1983: 14.4M current LCU1984: 19.5M current LCU1985: 27.6M current LCU1986: 37.5M current LCU1987: 38.2M current LCU1988: 41.8M current LCU1989: 52.2M current LCU1990: 63.7M current LCU1991: 118.2M current LCU1992: 158.0M current LCU1993: 166.0M current LCU1994: 212.7M current LCU1995: 263.9M current LCU1996: 293.2M current LCU1997: 329.8M current LCU1998: 375.3M current LCU1999: 411.4M current LCU2000: 456.5M current LCU2001: 551.8M current LCU2002: 642.4M current LCU2003: 805.2M current LCU2004: 889.5M current LCU2005: 918.9M current LCU2006: 961.0M current LCU2007: 1.2B current LCU2008: 1.5B current LCU2009: 1.8B current LCU2010: 2.0B current LCU2011: 2.2B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, direct taxes in Lesotho stood at 2.21 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 299.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, direct taxes in Lesotho peaked at 2.21 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million current LCU, in 1980.

Lesotho ranks 44th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.87 million current LCU 2.63 million current LCU 8.71 million current LCU 6
1980s 25.27 million current LCU 1.83 million current LCU 52.20 million current LCU 10
1990s 239.21 million current LCU 63.67 million current LCU 411.38 million current LCU 10
2000s 961.58 million current LCU 456.48 million current LCU 1.77 billion current LCU 10
2010s 2.08 billion current LCU 1.96 billion current LCU 2.21 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 41 Comoros 4.34 billion current LCU compare
  2. 42 Liberia 3.54 billion current LCU compare
  3. 43 Eswatini 2.77 billion current LCU compare
  4. 45 Eritrea 1.58 billion current LCU compare
  5. 46 Gambia 1.39 billion current LCU compare
  6. 47 Zimbabwe 1.07 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is direct taxes in Lesotho?
Direct taxes in Lesotho was 2.21 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest direct taxes recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2.21 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest direct taxes recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million current LCU in 1980.
How does Lesotho rank for direct taxes?
Lesotho ranks 44th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is direct taxes rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 299.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Direct taxes (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct taxes (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,416 data points, 1966–2011
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Direct taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied on production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or in respect of the use of goods, or permission to use goods or to perform activities, are covered. Examples include all general sales taxes, value added taxes and excises. Data are in current local currency.