Taxes on international trade in Lesotho
Lesotho: Taxes on international trade was 3.04 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Lesotho, 1982–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Lesotho is 3.04 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Lesotho peaked at 3.04 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.15 million current LCU, in 1982.
Lesotho ranks 89th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 158.45 million current LCU | 78.15 million current LCU | 264.76 million current LCU | 8 |
| 1990s | 262.06 million current LCU | 127.22 million current LCU | 354.93 million current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 829.15 million current LCU | 338.71 million current LCU | 1.48 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 billion current LCU | 788.37 million current LCU | 2.11 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 billion current LCU | 1.62 billion current LCU | 3.04 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Lesotho
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Tax revenue 35.4% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 20.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 32.7% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 7.7% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 7.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 3.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 34.0% (2024)
- Interest payments 4.0% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Lesotho?
- Taxes on international trade in Lesotho was 3.04 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.15 million current LCU in 1982.
- How does Lesotho rank for taxes on international trade?
- Lesotho ranks 89th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.