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Cape Verde vs Lesotho: tax rates compared
Lesotho's income tax rate is 2.5pp higher than Cape Verde's (30% vs 27.5%). The 200-country average is 28%: Cape Verde 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 | CV | LS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27.5% | 30% | LS +2.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 21.4% | 25% | LS +3.6 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 15% | 15% | match |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 27.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-29 |
| Lesotho | 30% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | −2.5 pp | Lesotho higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 21.4% | 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 | −3.6 pp | Lesotho higher |
Lesotho's corporate tax rate is 3.6pp higher than Cape Verde's (25% vs 21.4%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cape Verde sits below it, Lesotho sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29 |
| Lesotho | 15% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Cape Verde's VAT rate is identical to Lesotho's — both sit at 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Cape Verde matches the world average, Lesotho matches the world average. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Lesotho | 0% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Cape Verde's wealth tax rate is identical to Lesotho's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.