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Mali vs Tuvalu: tax rates compared

Mali's income tax rate is 7pp higher than Tuvalu's (37% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Mali's figure is dated 2015-07-01 and Tuvalu's 2023-07-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%37%VAT4%18%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax ML TVDifference
Income Tax37%30%ML +7 pp
VAT18%4%ML +14 pplargest gap
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
Tuvalu30%Source: Tuvalu Legislation (official government legislation portal) — Income Tax Act, CAP. 26.16 (2022 Revised Edition), Schedule 6 · as of 2023-07-21
Difference+7 ppMali higher

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
Tuvalu4%Source: Consumption Tax Regulations, 2022 Revised Edition (CAP 26.02.1), Tuvalu · as of 2011-12-19
Difference+14 ppMali higher

Mali's VAT rate is 14pp higher than Tuvalu's (18% vs 4%). The 181-country average is 15%: Mali sits above it, Tuvalu sits below it. Mali's figure is dated 2020-04-01 and Tuvalu's 2011-12-19, 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
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31
Difference+7 ppMali higher

Mali's capital gains tax rate is 7pp higher than Tuvalu's (7% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mali's figure is dated 2017-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, 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
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act 1992 (principal direct-tax statute), via International Center for Not-for-Profit Law mirror · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.