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Mali vs Tanzania: tax rates compared

Mali has an income tax rate of 37%, 7pp above Tanzania's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Tanzania's 2026-01-14, 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

0102030405060Income30%37%Corporate30%VAT18%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML TZDifference
Income Tax37%30%ML +7 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT18%18%match
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
Tanzania30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference+7 ppMali higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mali30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tanzania30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali and Tanzania 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
Tanzania18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali and Tanzania share the same VAT rate: 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Tanzania's 2026-01-14, 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
Tanzania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference+7 ppMali higher

Mali has a capital gains tax rate of 7%, 7pp above Tanzania's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Tanzania's 2026-01-14, 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
Tanzania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mali and Tanzania 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.