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Lesotho vs Tunisia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Tunisia's income tax rate (40%) tops Lesotho's (30%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Lesotho's figure is dated 2026-07-20 and Tunisia's 2025-01-01, 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 | TN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 40% | TN +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 20% | LS +5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 19% | TN +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 1% | TN +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 30% | Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Tunisia | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Tunisia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tunisia | 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 Tunisia's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Lesotho sits above it, Tunisia sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 15% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26 |
| Tunisia | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Tunisia higher |
Between the two, Tunisia's VAT rate (19%) tops Lesotho's (15%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Lesotho matches the world average, Tunisia sits above it. Lesotho's figure is dated 2023-01-26 and Tunisia's 2026-06-29, 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 |
| Tunisia | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Tunisia higher |
Between the two, Tunisia's wealth tax rate (1%) tops Lesotho's (0%) by 1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Lesotho sits below it, Tunisia sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.