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Barbados vs Lesotho: tax rates compared
Lesotho has an income tax rate of 30%, 1.5pp above Barbados's 28.5%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit 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 | BB | LS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 28.5% | 30% | LS +1.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 9% | 25% | LS +16 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 17.5% | 15% | BB +2.5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 28.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Lesotho | 30% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | −1.5 pp | Lesotho higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 9% | 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 | −16 pp | Lesotho higher |
Lesotho has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 16pp above Barbados's 9%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, Lesotho sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 17.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Lesotho | 15% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26 |
| Difference | +2.5 pp | Barbados higher |
Barbados has a VAT rate of 17.5%, 2.5pp above Lesotho's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Barbados sits above it, Lesotho matches the world average. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Lesotho | 0% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Barbados 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.