Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Malaysia or Malta?

Malaysia, at 47.6% against 41.7% in Malta as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Malta?

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

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.

Malaysia vs Malta: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Malaysia

47.6%

in 2024

Malta

41.7%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

8th

Malta rank

10th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Malaysia
Malta

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 47.6% against 41.7% in Malta, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 8th and Malta ranks 10th of 153 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.0%	21.5%	21.5%	Malaysia
2000s	46.6%	27.8%	18.8%	Malaysia
2010s	49.2%	32.5%	16.7%	Malaysia
2020s	48.0%	37.7%	10.4%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Malaysia or Malta?: Malaysia, at 47.6% against 41.7% in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Malaysia and Malta?: 5.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Malta?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Malta rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Malaysia ranks 8th and Malta ranks 10th 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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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.