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Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Lesotho's income tax rate (30%) tops Saudi Arabia's (0%) by 30pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Lesotho sits above it, Saudi Arabia sits below 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
| Tax | LS | SA | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 0% | LS +30 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 20% | LS +5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 15% | match |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 30% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saudi Arabia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | +30 pp | Lesotho higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Lesotho higher |
Between the two, Lesotho's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Saudi Arabia's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Lesotho sits above it, Saudi Arabia sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 15% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26 |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saudi Arabia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2020-07-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Lesotho and Saudi Arabia both post a VAT rate of 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Lesotho matches the world average, Saudi Arabia matches the world average. Lesotho's figure is dated 2023-01-26 and Saudi Arabia's 2020-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 0% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saudi Arabia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Lesotho and Saudi Arabia 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.