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Lesotho - Government Revenue 2018

General government revenue as % of GDP · IMF WEO
47.51% −0.92% from 2017 Global rank: 17th

Lesotho's government revenue was 47.51% in 2018, decreased +0.92% from 48.43% in 2017. This was the 17th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018
Government Revenue by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tuvalu 155.90% 43.6%
2nd Nauru 120.34% 1.6%
3rd Kiribati 114.01% -9.6%
4th Micronesia, Federated States of 81.22% 2.2%
5th Kuwait 68.64% 2.2%
6th Marshall Islands 63.00% -7.5%
7th Timor-Leste 58.63% 9.6%
8th Norway 55.51% 2.5%
9th France 54.05% -0.5%
10th South Sudan 53.44% -49.8%
11th Finland 51.79% -0.8%
12th Denmark 51.57% -1.4%
13th Belgium 51.40% -0.2%
14th Sweden 50.44% -0.2%
15th Austria 49.39% 0.7%
16th Greece 49.35% -0.5%
17th Lesotho 47.51% -1.9%
18th Libya 46.95% 96.7%
19th Germany 46.53% 1.4%
20th Dominica 46.25% -8.8%
21st Italy 46.13% -0.3%
22nd Luxembourg 45.49% 6.7%
23rd Croatia 45.14% 0.6%
24th Slovenia 44.96% 0.7%
25th Iceland 44.10% -1.5%
26th Palau 43.97% 10.9%
27th Netherlands 43.94% -0.4%
28th Hungary 43.88% -0.7%
29th Portugal 42.86% 0.9%
30th Tonga 42.56% -1.6%
31st Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.06% 0.7%
32nd Montenegro 41.53% 2.0%
33rd Canada 41.02% 1.7%
34th Czechia 41.00% 2.7%
35th Cyprus 40.89% 0.8%
36th Poland 40.80% 2.9%
37th Serbia 39.81% -0.1%
38th Ukraine 39.80% 1.2%
39th Belarus 39.65% 2.4%
40th Vanuatu 39.51% 9.9%
41st Spain 38.95% 2.6%
42nd Iraq 38.81% 14.2%
43rd Slovak Republic 38.64% -0.4%
44th Latvia 38.64% 4.5%
45th Azerbaijan 38.61% 12.8%
46th Andorra 38.60% 1.1%
47th Ecuador 38.12% 9.8%
48th Estonia 37.68% -0.3%
49th New Zealand 37.35% 1.1%
50th Brazil 37.19% 2.4%
51st United Kingdom 36.60% -0.2%
52nd Malta 36.34% 0.6%
53rd Solomon Islands 36.30% -4.7%
54th Australia 35.62% 1.6%
55th Israel 35.60% -4.3%
56th Russian Federation 35.54% 6.5%
57th St. Kitts and Nevis 35.54% 30.6%
58th Bulgaria 34.49% 5.0%
59th Lithuania 34.31% 1.7%
60th Japan 34.27% 2.0%
61st Argentina 33.51% -2.7%
62nd Switzerland 33.03% -1.6%
63rd Kyrgyz Republic 32.47% -2.5%
64th Seychelles 32.22% -1.1%
65th Oman 31.60% 9.1%
66th Eritrea 31.58% -14.1%
67th Macao SAR, China 31.38% -1.7%
68th Mongolia 31.26% 9.8%
69th Namibia 31.24% -5.6%
70th Qatar 31.16% 11.9%
71st Türkiye 30.79% 0.8%
72nd Moldova 30.68% 1.1%
73rd Afghanistan 30.57% 13.0%
74th Botswana 30.56% -8.9%
75th Bhutan 30.17% 15.7%
76th Algeria 30.10% 4.9%
77th Samoa 30.03% 3.9%
78th United States 30.01% -1.3%
79th Colombia 29.99% 11.8%
80th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.54% -4.0%
81st United Arab Emirates 29.53% 9.0%
82nd Romania 28.97% 2.9%
83rd Jamaica 28.64% 4.8%
84th Brunei Darussalam 28.57% 9.1%
85th North Macedonia 28.51% -1.8%
86th Uruguay 28.46% 4.5%
87th China 28.44% -0.8%
88th Tajikistan 28.18% 0.2%
89th Liberia 27.96% 0.0%
90th Fiji 27.67% 7.1%
91st Saudi Arabia 27.24% 21.8%
92nd Albania 27.06% -2.5%
93rd Grenada 26.99% 5.4%
94th Maldives 26.72% -2.3%
95th Liechtenstein 26.53% -0.4%
96th South Africa 26.42% 2.2%
97th Honduras 26.35% -0.4%
98th Barbados 26.33% 1.9%
99th Jordan 26.20% 0.8%
100th São Tomé and Principe 25.94% -10.0%
101st Georgia 25.92% -3.1%
102nd West Bank and Gaza 25.72% -5.8%
103rd Belize 25.56% 5.7%
104th Mozambique 25.47% -4.3%
105th Cabo Verde 25.18% -0.7%
106th Guyana 25.04% 8.1%
107th Eswatini 24.97% -10.7%
108th El Salvador 24.90% -2.6%
109th Ireland 24.84% -0.6%
110th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 24.64% -1.8%
111th Tunisia 24.42% 5.6%
112th Trinidad and Tobago 24.31% 18.7%
113th Morocco 24.24% -1.4%
114th Chile 24.13% 5.5%
115th Djibouti 23.94% 1.2%
116th Uzbekistan 23.84% 13.9%
117th Rwanda 23.80% 5.4%
118th Nicaragua 23.34% -8.7%
119th Congo, Republic of 23.01% 9.4%
120th San Marino 22.95% 3.9%
121st Mexico 22.83% -4.8%
122nd Armenia 22.30% 5.0%
123rd Aruba 22.22% 1.1%
124th Mauritania 22.22% 6.7%
125th Nepal 22.17% 5.8%
126th Puerto Rico (US) 22.15% 6.4%
127th St. Lucia 22.12% 0.7%
128th Mauritius 21.79% -0.9%
129th Korea 21.70% 4.8%
130th Kazakhstan 21.43% 8.1%
131st Thailand 21.36% 1.2%
132nd Lebanon 21.03% -4.1%
133rd Suriname 20.90% 3.9%
134th Bahrain 20.79% 20.1%
135th Hong Kong SAR, China 20.74% -9.2%
136th Angola 20.30% 32.8%
137th Malaysia 20.16% 2.7%
138th India 19.95% -0.3%
139th Burkina Faso 19.76% 2.1%
140th Egypt, Arab Republic of 19.66% -4.8%
141st Equatorial Guinea 19.58% 12.0%
142nd Viet Nam 19.46% -0.5%
143rd Philippines 19.43% 3.9%
144th Zambia 19.42% 11.2%
145th Burundi 19.36% 1.4%
146th Antigua and Barbuda 19.11% -3.7%
147th Peru 19.02% 6.7%
148th Panama 18.95% -1.8%
149th Senegal 18.89% -3.1%
150th Togo 18.21% 13.3%
151st Niger 18.15% 17.9%
152nd Comoros 17.82% -5.0%
153rd Papua New Guinea 17.74% 11.6%
154th Singapore 17.56% -6.9%
155th Kenya 17.54% -1.5%
156th Paraguay 17.47% -0.8%
157th Gabon 16.92% 3.1%
158th Cambodia 16.35% 6.1%
159th Lao PDR 16.24% -0.3%
160th Bahamas, The 16.16% -5.0%
161st Myanmar 15.95% -2.0%
162nd Central African Republic 15.91% 31.9%
163rd Mali 15.57% -22.4%
164th Cameroon 15.55% 7.2%
165th Tanzania 15.27% 0.4%
166th Gambia, The 15.09% -21.7%
167th Malawi 15.04% -5.1%
168th Guinea 14.94% -2.2%
169th Indonesia 14.92% 5.2%
170th Guinea-Bissau 14.71% -12.4%
171st Côte d'Ivoire 14.66% -1.2%
172nd Dominican Republic 14.29% 1.0%
173rd Ghana 14.10% 3.6%
174th Turkmenistan 13.52% -9.4%
175th Benin 13.51% 0.0%
176th Pakistan 13.44% -3.7%
177th Costa Rica 13.24% -0.3%
178th Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.18% -11.3%
179th Uganda 13.16% 5.6%
180th Madagascar 13.01% 1.4%
181st Sri Lanka 12.59% -1.5%
182nd Guatemala 11.31% -0.8%
183rd Chad 11.12% -0.1%
184th Congo, Democratic Republic of 10.56% -0.4%
185th Haiti 10.14% 2.2%
186th Zimbabwe 10.09% -18.8%
187th Sierra Leone 10.08% 7.7%
188th Sudan 8.91% 32.2%
189th Bangladesh 8.88% 10.1%
190th Yemen, Republic of 6.42% 84.0%
191st Nigeria 6.04% 29.3%
192nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3.43% 5.5%

FAQ

What was Lesotho's government revenue in 2018?

Lesotho's government revenue in 2018 was 47.51%. This ranked 17th globally.

How did Lesotho's government revenue change in 2018?

Lesotho's government revenue decreased by 1.9% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest government revenue in 2018?

Tuvalu had the highest government revenue in 2018 at 155.90%.

What is the government revenue of Lesotho in 2018?

The government revenue of Lesotho in 2018 was 47.51%. This ranked 17th globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Lesotho's government revenue?

Lesotho's government revenue went from 48.43% in 2017 to 47.51% in 2018, a 1.9% decrease.