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Mali vs Sri Lanka: tax rates compared

Mali's income tax rate is 1pp higher than Sri Lanka's (37% vs 36%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Sri Lanka's 2025-08-28, 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

0102030405060Income36%37%Corporate30%VAT18%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML LKDifference
Income Tax37%36%ML +1 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT18%18%match
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
Sri Lanka36%Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28
Difference+1 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sri Lanka30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali's corporate tax rate is identical to Sri Lanka's — both sit at 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
Sri Lanka18%Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Value Added Tax (VAT) · as of 2024-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali's VAT rate is identical to Sri Lanka's — both sit at 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Sri Lanka's 2024-01-01, 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
Sri Lanka0%Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19
Difference+7 ppMali higher

Mali's capital gains tax rate is 7pp higher than Sri Lanka's (7% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Sri Lanka's 2025-11-19, 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
Sri Lanka0%Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Acts of Parliament (tax legislation listing) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.