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Lesotho vs Peru: tax rates compared

Lesotho and Peru share the same income tax rate: 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit 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

0102030405060Income30%Corporate25%29.5%VAT15%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax LS PEDifference
Income Tax30%30%match
Corporate Tax25%29.5%PE +4.5 pplargest gap
VAT15%18%PE +3 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Lesotho30%Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20
Peru30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Lesotho25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Peru29.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−4.5 ppPeru higher

Peru has a corporate tax rate of 29.5%, 4.5pp above Lesotho's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Lesotho15%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26
Peru18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference−3 ppPeru higher

Peru has a VAT rate of 18%, 3pp above Lesotho's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Lesotho matches the world average, Peru sits above it. Lesotho's figure is dated 2023-01-26 and Peru's 2026-07-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Lesotho0%Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18
Peru0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Peru · as of 2025-10-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Lesotho and Peru share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Lesotho's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Peru's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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