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Mali vs Mozambique: tax rates compared

Mali's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Mozambique's (37% vs 32%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Mozambique's 2026-03-04, 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

0102030405060Income32%37%Corporate30%32%VAT16%18%Capital Gains7%32%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML MZDifference
Income Tax37%32%ML +5 pp
Corporate Tax30%32%MZ +2 pp
VAT18%16%ML +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax7%32%MZ +25 pplargest gap
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
Mozambique32%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-04
Difference+5 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Mozambique32%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2 ppMozambique higher

Mozambique's corporate tax rate is 2pp higher than Mali's (32% vs 30%). 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
Mozambique16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-04
Difference+2 ppMali higher

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

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali7%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01
Mozambique32%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-04
Difference−25 ppMozambique higher

Mozambique's capital gains tax rate is 25pp higher than Mali's (32% vs 7%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Mali sits below it, Mozambique sits above it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Mozambique's 2026-03-04, 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
Mozambique0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mozambique (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-04
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.