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Georgia vs Lesotho: tax rates compared

Between the two, Lesotho's income tax rate (30%) tops Georgia's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Georgia 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

0102030405060Income20%30%Corporate15%25%VAT15%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GE LSDifference
Income Tax20%30%LS +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%25%LS +10 pp
VAT18%15%GE +3 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Georgia20%Source: Tax Code of Georgia (Legislative Herald of Georgia / matsne.gov.ge), Article 81 · as of 2026-04-01
Lesotho30%Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference−10 ppLesotho higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Georgia15%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
Difference−10 ppLesotho higher

Between the two, Lesotho's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Georgia's (15%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Georgia sits below it, Lesotho sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Georgia18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Georgia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-21
Lesotho15%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26
Difference+3 ppGeorgia higher

Between the two, Georgia's VAT rate (18%) tops Lesotho's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Georgia sits above it, Lesotho matches the world average. Georgia's figure is dated 2026-01-21 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Georgia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-01-21
Lesotho0%Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Georgia and Lesotho both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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