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Mali vs Romania: tax rates compared

Mali's income tax rate is 27pp higher than Romania's (37% vs 10%). The 200-country average is 28%: Mali sits above it, Romania sits below it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Romania's 2026-03-30, 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

0102030405060Income10%37%Corporate16%30%VAT18%21%Capital Gains3%7%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML RODifference
Income Tax37%10%ML +27 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%16%ML +14 pp
VAT18%21%RO +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax7%3%ML +4 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
Romania10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference+27 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Romania16%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+14 ppMali higher

Mali's corporate tax rate is 14pp higher than Romania's (30% vs 16%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Mali sits above it, Romania sits below 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
Romania21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Corporate, Significant developments) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference−3 ppRomania higher

Romania's VAT rate is 3pp higher than Mali's (21% vs 18%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Romania's 2026-03-30, 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
Romania3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference+4 ppMali higher

Mali's capital gains tax rate is 4pp higher than Romania's (7% vs 3%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Romania's 2026-03-30, 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
Romania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.