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China vs Mali: tax rates compared
Between the two, China's income tax rate (45%) tops Mali's (37%) by 8pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 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 | CN | ML | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 45% | 37% | CN +8 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | ML +5 pp |
| VAT | 13% | 18% | ML +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 7% | ML +7 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 45% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Mali | 37% | Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | China higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 25% | 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 | −5 pp | Mali higher |
Between the two, Mali's corporate tax rate (30%) tops China's (25%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 | −5 pp | Mali higher |
Between the two, Mali's VAT rate (18%) tops China's (13%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: China sits below it, Mali sits above it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Mali's 2020-04-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 0% | Source: State Taxation Administration Shanxi Provincial Tax Service — Caishuizi [1998] No. 61 (财税字〔1998〕61号) · as of 1998-03-30 |
| Mali | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01 |
| Difference | −7 pp | Mali higher |
Between the two, Mali's capital gains tax rate (7%) tops China's (0%) by 7pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 1998-03-30 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| China | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 — China and Mali both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. China's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Mali's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.