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Guernsey vs Lesotho: tax rates compared
Between the two, Lesotho's income tax rate (30%) tops Guernsey's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Guernsey sits below it, Lesotho sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Lesotho's 2026-07-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 | GG | LS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 30% | LS +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 25% | LS +25 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 0% | 15% | LS +15 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 20% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Lesotho | 30% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Lesotho higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | 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 | −25 pp | Lesotho higher |
Between the two, Lesotho's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 25pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guernsey sits below it, Lesotho sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Lesotho | 15% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Lesotho higher |
Between the two, Lesotho's VAT rate (15%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 15pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Guernsey sits below it, Lesotho matches the world average. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Lesotho | 0% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Guernsey and Lesotho both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Lesotho's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.