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Mali vs Namibia: tax rates compared

Mali and Namibia share the same income tax rate: 37%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Namibia's 2025-03-01, 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

0102030405060Income37%Corporate30%VAT15%18%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML NADifference
Income Tax37%37%match
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT18%15%ML +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax7%0%ML +7 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
Namibia37%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-03-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Namibia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali and Namibia share the same corporate tax rate: 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
Namibia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference+3 ppMali higher

Mali has a VAT rate of 18%, 3pp above Namibia's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Mali sits above it, Namibia matches the world average. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Namibia's 2026-07-16, 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
Namibia0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Namibia · as of 2025-10-01
Difference+7 ppMali higher

Mali has a capital gains tax rate of 7%, 7pp above Namibia's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Namibia's 2025-10-01, 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
Namibia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali and Namibia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.