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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
| Tax | ML | TZ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 37% | 30% | ML +7 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 30% | match |
| VAT | 18% | 18% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 7% | 0% | ML +7 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 |
| Tanzania | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | +7 pp | Mali higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tanzania | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Mali and Tanzania share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above 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 |
| Tanzania | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed 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
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — Code Général des Impôts, Article 129 · as of 2017-01-01 |
| Tanzania | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | +7 pp | Mali 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
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali — official site · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Tanzania | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed 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.