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Benin vs Mali: tax rates compared
Between the two, Mali's income tax rate (37%) tops Benin's (30%) by 7pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Benin'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
| Tax | BJ | ML | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 37% | ML +7 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 30% | match |
| VAT | 18% | 18% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 5% | 7% | ML +2 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | 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 | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Benin and Mali both post a corporate tax rate of 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| 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 | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Benin and Mali both post a VAT rate of 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Mali's 2020-04-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Mali | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Mali higher |
Between the two, Mali's capital gains tax rate (7%) tops Benin's (5%) by 2pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 0% | Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Mali | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Benin and Mali both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.