Lesotho
Overall Score, 2020
2.38
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
Lesotho scores higher than the average score of countries in its region, income group, and the global average, but there is still room for improvement relative to top performing countries.
Component Score
2020
Lesotho scores well in tax structure and scores in the mid-range in the cigarette price component, but scores poorly in affordability change and tax share. Lesotho would benefit from increasing cigarette prices, reducing cigarette affordability, and increasing tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
Lesotho's overall score decreased slightly before rising again between 2014 and 2020 due to changes in the effectiveness of the tax structure.
