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Hong Kong vs Mali: tax rates compared
Mali's income tax rate is 20pp higher than Hong Kong's (37% vs 17%). The 200-country average is 28%: Hong Kong sits below it, Mali sits above it. Hong Kong'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 | HK | ML | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 17% | 37% | ML +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 16.5% | 30% | ML +13.5 pp |
| VAT | 0% | 18% | ML +18 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 7% | ML +7 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 17% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (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 | −20 pp | Mali higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 16.5% | 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 | −13.5 pp | Mali higher |
Mali's corporate tax rate is 13.5pp higher than Hong Kong's (30% vs 16.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Hong Kong sits below it, Mali sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (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 | −18 pp | Mali higher |
Mali's VAT rate is 18pp higher than Hong Kong's (18% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Hong Kong sits below it, Mali sits above it. Hong Kong'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 |
Mali's capital gains tax rate is 7pp higher than Hong Kong's (7% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Hong Kong's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Mali's 2017-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (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 |
Hong Kong's wealth tax rate is identical to Mali's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Hong Kong'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.