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Mali vs Mauritania: tax rates compared

Mauritania's income tax rate is 3pp higher than Mali's (40% vs 37%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Mauritania's 2026-03-31, 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

0102030405060Income37%40%Corporate25%30%VAT16%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML MRDifference
Income Tax37%40%MR +3 pp
Corporate Tax30%25%ML +5 pplargest gap
VAT18%16%ML +2 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali37%Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01
Mauritania40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference−3 ppMauritania higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Mauritania25%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 Mauritania's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
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
Mauritania16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference+2 ppMali higher

Mali's VAT rate is 2pp higher than Mauritania's (18% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Mauritania's 2026-03-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18
Mauritania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali's wealth tax rate is identical to Mauritania'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.