Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1982–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Lesotho stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -29.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -50.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 14 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Vanuatu 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Seychelles 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 San Marino 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 804.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.43 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.