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Bangladesh vs Mali: tax rates compared
Mali's income tax rate is 7pp higher than Bangladesh's (37% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Mali's 2015-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BD | ML | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 37% | ML +7 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 30% | ML +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 18% | ML +3 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 15% | 7% | BD +8 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Mali | 37% | Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01 |
| Difference | −7 pp | Mali higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Mali | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −2.5 pp | Mali higher |
Mali's corporate tax rate is 2.5pp higher than Bangladesh's (30% vs 27.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Mali | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — "C'est quoi la TVA" (La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée N°1) · as of 2020-04-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Mali higher |
Mali's VAT rate is 3pp higher than Bangladesh's (18% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Bangladesh matches the world average, Mali sits above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Mali's 2020-04-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Mali | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Bangladesh higher |
Bangladesh's capital gains tax rate is 8pp higher than Mali's (15% vs 7%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bangladesh sits above it, Mali sits below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Other taxes / Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Mali | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Bangladesh's wealth tax rate is identical to Mali's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Mali's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.