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Belize vs Mali: tax rates compared

Mali has an income tax rate of 37%, 12pp above Belize's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Belize sits below it, Mali sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 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

0102030405060Income25%37%Corporate0%30%VAT12.5%18%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ MLDifference
Income Tax25%37%ML +12 pp
Corporate Tax0%30%ML +30 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%18%ML +5.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%7%ML +7 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize25%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 40 of 2024) · as of 2025-01-01
Mali37%Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01
Difference−12 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%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−30 ppMali higher

Mali has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 30pp above Belize's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Mali sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize12.5%Source: Belize Tax Service — General Sales Tax Act (Chapter 63, Revised Edition 2011) · as of 2011-12-31
Mali18%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−5.5 ppMali higher

Mali has a VAT rate of 18%, 5.5pp above Belize's 12.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: Belize sits below it, Mali sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Mali's 2020-04-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act (Chapter 55, Revised Edition 2020) · as of 2020-12-31
Mali7%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01
Difference−7 ppMali higher

Mali has a capital gains tax rate of 7%, 7pp above Belize's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 (Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry) · as of 2026-07-18
Mali0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Belize 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: Crypto Tax.