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Costa Rica vs Mali: tax rates compared
Between the two, Mali's income tax rate (37%) tops Costa Rica's (25%) by 12pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Costa Rica sits below it, Mali sits above it. Costa Rica'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 | CR | ML | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 37% | ML +12 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 30% | match |
| VAT | 13% | 18% | ML +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 15% | 7% | CR +8 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 25% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · 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 | −12 pp | Mali higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 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 — Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Costa Rica (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30 |
| 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 Costa Rica's (13%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Costa Rica sits below it, Mali sits above it. Costa Rica's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Mali's 2020-04-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Costa Rica (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-30 |
| Mali | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Costa Rica higher |
Between the two, Costa Rica's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Mali's (7%) by 8pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Costa Rica sits above it, Mali sits below it. Costa Rica's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-06-30 |
| 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 — Costa Rica 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.