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Central African Republic vs Mali: tax rates compared

Central African Republic has an income tax rate of 40%, 3pp above Mali's 37%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Central African Republic's figure is dated 2023-01-01 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

0102030405060Income37%40%Corporate30%VAT18%19%Capital Gains7%40%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CF MLDifference
Income Tax40%37%CF +3 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT19%18%CF +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax40%7%CF +33 pplargest gap

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Mali37%Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01
Difference+3 ppCentral African Republic higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic30%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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Central African Republic and Mali share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic19%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 257) · as of 2019-01-01
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+1 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic has a VAT rate of 19%, 1pp above Mali's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Central African Republic's figure is dated 2019-01-01 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
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Articles 55, 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Mali7%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01
Difference+33 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic has a capital gains tax rate of 40%, 33pp above Mali's 7%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Central African Republic sits above it, Mali sits below it. Central African Republic's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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