Low & middle income vs Malawi: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Low & middle income
27.0%
in 2023
Malawi
39.2%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
19th
Malawi rank
16th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Low & middle income
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 39.2% against 27.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 41 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 24.8% | 4.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 35.4% | 12.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 37.6% | 11.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Low & middle income or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 39.2% against 27.0% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Low & middle income and Malawi?
- 12.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Malawi?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Low & middle income and Malawi rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Low & middle income ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.