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Bolivia vs Lesotho: tax rates compared

Between the two, Lesotho's income tax rate (30%) tops Bolivia's (13%) by 17pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Bolivia 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

0102030405060Income13%30%Corporate25%VAT13%15%Wealth Tax0%2.4%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BO LSDifference
Income Tax13%30%LS +17 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT13%15%LS +2 pp
Wealth Tax2.4%0%BO +2.4 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bolivia13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bolivia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-26
Lesotho30%Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference−17 ppLesotho higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bolivia25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Lesotho25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bolivia and Lesotho both post a corporate tax rate of 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bolivia13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bolivia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-26
Lesotho15%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26
Difference−2 ppLesotho higher

Between the two, Lesotho's VAT rate (15%) tops Bolivia's (13%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Bolivia sits below it, Lesotho matches the world average. Bolivia's figure is dated 2026-03-26 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bolivia2.4%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bolivia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-26
Lesotho0%Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference+2.4 ppBolivia higher

Between the two, Bolivia's wealth tax rate (2.4%) tops Lesotho's (0%) by 2.4pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Bolivia sits above it, Lesotho sits below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.