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Kyrgyzstan vs Lesotho: tax rates compared
Lesotho has an income tax rate of 30%, 20pp above Kyrgyzstan's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Kyrgyzstan sits below it, Lesotho sits above it. Kyrgyzstan's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Lesotho's 2026-07-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | KG | LS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 10% | 30% | LS +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 10% | 25% | LS +15 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 10% | Source: Kyrgyz Republic State Tax Service — Tax Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, Article 197 · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Lesotho | 30% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | −20 pp | Lesotho higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 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 | −15 pp | Lesotho higher |
Lesotho has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 15pp above Kyrgyzstan's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kyrgyzstan sits below it, Lesotho sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 0% | Source: Tax Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (Налоговый кодекс Кыргызской Республики, № 3 of 18 January 2022, in force since 1 January 2022, amended through 31 December 2025) — official State Tax Service (sti.gov.kg) · as of 2026-01-27 |
| Lesotho | 0% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.