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Lesotho vs Togo: tax rates compared
Between the two, Togo's income tax rate (35%) tops Lesotho's (30%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Lesotho's figure is dated 2026-07-20 and Togo's 2025-04-23, 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 | LS | TG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 35% | TG +5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 27% | TG +2 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 18% | TG +3 pp |
| 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 |
| Togo | 35% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes — Code Général des Impôts et Livre des Procédures Fiscales (mis à jour 2025), Art. 74 · as of 2025-04-23 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Togo higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Togo | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Togo higher |
Between the two, Togo's corporate tax rate (27%) tops Lesotho's (25%) by 2pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 15% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26 |
| Togo | 18% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Togo higher |
Between the two, Togo's VAT rate (18%) tops Lesotho's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Lesotho matches the world average, Togo sits above it. Lesotho's figure is dated 2023-01-26 and Togo's 2020-01-01, 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 |
| Togo | 0% | Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Lesotho and Togo 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.