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Mali vs Paraguay: tax rates compared
Between the two, Mali's income tax rate (37%) tops Paraguay's (10%) by 27pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Mali sits above it, Paraguay sits below it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Paraguay's 2026-02-07, 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
| Tax | ML | PY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 37% | 10% | ML +27 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 10% | ML +20 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 10% | ML +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 7% | 8% | PY +1 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 37% | Source: Code Général des Impôts du Mali — Direction Générale des Impôts (Article 10) · as of 2015-07-01 |
| Paraguay | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Difference | +27 pp | Mali higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Paraguay | 10% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Mali higher |
Between the two, Mali's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Paraguay's (10%) by 20pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Mali sits above it, Paraguay sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 18% | 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 |
| Paraguay | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Mali higher |
Between the two, Mali's VAT rate (18%) tops Paraguay's (10%) by 8pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Mali sits above it, Paraguay sits below it. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Paraguay's 2026-02-07, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01 |
| Paraguay | 8% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Paraguay higher |
Between the two, Paraguay's capital gains tax rate (8%) tops Mali's (7%) by 1pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Paraguay's 2026-02-07, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Paraguay | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-07 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Mali and Paraguay 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: Crypto Tax.