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Angola vs Lesotho: tax rates compared
Lesotho has an income tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Angola's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Angola sits below it, Lesotho sits above it.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | AO | LS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 30% | LS +5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| VAT | 14% | 15% | LS +1 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Angola (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Lesotho | 30% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Lesotho higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Lesotho | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Angola and Lesotho share the same corporate tax rate: 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 14% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Angola (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Lesotho | 15% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Lesotho higher |
Lesotho has a VAT rate of 15%, 1pp above Angola's 14%. The 181-country average is 15%: Angola sits below it, Lesotho matches the world average. Angola's figure is dated 2026-06-24 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Angola (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Lesotho | 0% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Angola and Lesotho share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.