Ghana vs Lesotho: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Ghana	35%	Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ghana, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-03-11
Lesotho	30%	Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference	+5 pp	Ghana higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Ghana	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

Ghana's corporate tax rate is identical to Lesotho's — both sit at 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Ghana	15%	Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Lesotho	15%	Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Ghana's VAT rate is identical to Lesotho's — both sit at 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Ghana matches the world average, Lesotho matches the world average. Ghana's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Ghana	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-11
Lesotho	0%	Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Ghana's wealth tax rate is identical to Lesotho's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.