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El Salvador vs Mali: tax rates compared

Mali has an income tax rate of 37%, 7pp above El Salvador's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 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

0102030405060Income30%37%Corporate30%VAT13%18%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV MLDifference
Income Tax30%37%ML +7 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT13%18%ML +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%7%ML +7 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
Mali37%Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01
Difference−7 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%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

El Salvador 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
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
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 ppMali higher

Mali has a VAT rate of 18%, 5pp above El Salvador's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Mali sits above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 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
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
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 El Salvador's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Mali0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

El Salvador 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.