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Malawi vs Yemen: tax rates compared

Malawi's income tax rate is 20pp higher than Yemen's (40% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Malawi sits above it, Yemen sits below it. Malawi's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and Yemen's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%40%Corporate20%30%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax MW YEDifference
Income Tax40%20%MW +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%20%MW +10 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Malawi40%Source: Taxation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2025 (Malawi Revenue Authority) · as of 2025-12-30
Yemen20%Source: Yemen Tax Authority — Executive Regulations of Income Tax Law No. 17 of 2010 (Minister of Finance Decision No. 508 of 2010), Articles 76-77 · as of 2011-01-01
Difference+20 ppMalawi higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Malawi30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Yemen20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppMalawi higher

Malawi's corporate tax rate is 10pp higher than Yemen's (30% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Malawi sits above it, Yemen sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Malawi0%Source: Malawi Legal Information Institute — Taxation Act (Chapter 41:01) · as of 2026-07-18
Yemen0%Source: Yemen Tax Authority — About the Tax Authority · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

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