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Mali vs Palau: tax rates compared

Mali has an income tax rate of 37%, 25pp above Palau's 12%. The 200-country average is 28%: Mali sits above it, Palau sits below it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Palau's 2026-07-20, 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

0102030405060Income12%37%VAT10%18%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML PWDifference
Income Tax37%12%ML +25 pplargest gap
VAT18%10%ML +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax7%0%ML +7 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
Palau12%Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+25 ppMali higher

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
Palau10%Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+8 ppMali higher

Mali has a VAT rate of 18%, 8pp above Palau's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Mali sits above it, Palau sits below it. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Palau's 2023-01-01, 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
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+7 ppMali higher

Mali has a capital gains tax rate of 7%, 7pp above Palau's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Palau's 2026-07-19, 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
Palau0%Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.