Malawi vs OECD members: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Malawi
39.2%
in 2024
OECD members
27.5%
in 2024
Malawi rank
16th
OECD members rank
17th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Malawi
- OECD members
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 39.2% against 27.5% in OECD members, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 17th of 153 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.7% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 23.9% | 11.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 27.1% | 10.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Malawi or OECD members?
- Malawi, at 39.2% against 27.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Malawi and OECD members?
- 11.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and OECD members?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and OECD members rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Malawi ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 17th of 153 countries.
- 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.