Tax revenues vs income inequality in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 30.43 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
30.43
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
40th
of 186 countries
All-time high
60.95
in 2009
All-time low
28
in 1982
Years of data
41
1982β2022
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1982β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 30.43 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 60.95 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28, in 1982.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 40th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.8 | 28 | 36.71 | 8 |
| 1990s | 35.95 | 32.24 | 39.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.44 | 30.25 | 60.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.89 | 29.37 | 50.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5 | 30.43 | 35.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.69 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 804.1 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.534 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 31.25 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.225 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.225 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.24 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 30.43 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 60.95 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 1982.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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