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Afghanistan vs Mali: tax rates compared

Mali has an income tax rate of 37%, 17pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Afghanistan sits below it, Mali sits above it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Mali's 2015-07-01, 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

0102030405060Income20%37%Corporate20%30%Capital Gains7%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF MLDifference
Income Tax20%37%ML +17 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%30%ML +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%7%AF +13 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Mali37%Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01
Difference−17 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Mali30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppMali higher

Mali has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Afghanistan's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Afghanistan sits below it, Mali sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Mali7%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01
Difference+13 ppAfghanistan higher

Afghanistan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 13pp above Mali's 7%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Mali sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan0%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Tax Laws · as of 2026-07-18
Mali0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Afghanistan and Mali share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.