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Guinea vs Mali: tax rates compared

Mali's income tax rate is 17pp higher than Guinea's (37% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Guinea sits below it, Mali sits above it. Guinea's figure is dated 2022-01-01 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

0102030405060Income20%37%Corporate25%30%VAT18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GN MLDifference
Income Tax20%37%ML +17 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%30%ML +5 pp
VAT18%18%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea20%Source: Guinea Code Général des Impôts (Loi ordinaire L/2021/032/AN), Direction Générale des Impôts, Articles 63-64 · as of 2022-01-01
Mali37%Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01
Difference−17 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea25%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
Difference−5 ppMali higher

Mali's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Guinea's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea18%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Guinea · as of 2023-01-28
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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Guinea's VAT rate is identical to Mali's — both sit at 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Guinea's figure is dated 2023-01-28 and Mali's 2020-04-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guinea0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) Guinée — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Mali0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Guinea's wealth tax rate is identical to Mali's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.