Israel vs Lesotho: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Israel
29.8%
in 2023
Lesotho
30.4%
in 2022
Israel rank
43rd
Lesotho rank
40th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Israel
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 30.4% against 29.8% in Israel, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lesotho ahead.
Israel ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 36.4% | 3.9% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 41.4% | 8.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 37.9% | 7.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 32.5% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Israel or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 30.4% against 29.8% in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Israel and Lesotho?
- 0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lesotho?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Lesotho rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Israel ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 40th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.