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Malaysia vs Türkiye: tax rates compared

Between the two, Türkiye's income tax rate (40.8%) tops Malaysia's (30%) by 10.8pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Malaysia's figure is dated 2026-06-16 and Türkiye's 2025-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income30%40.8%Corporate24%25%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax MY TRDifference
Income Tax30%40.8%TR +10.8 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax24%25%TR +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Malaysia30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Malaysia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-16
Türkiye40.8%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10.8 ppTürkiye higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Malaysia24%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Türkiye25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−1 ppTürkiye higher

Between the two, Türkiye's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Malaysia's (24%) by 1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Malaysia0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Malaysia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-16
Türkiye0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Turkey (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Malaysia and Türkiye both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Malaysia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-06-16
Türkiye0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Türkiye (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Malaysia and Türkiye 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: VAT, Crypto Tax.