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

Ireland, at 64.6% against 64.3% in Malaysia as of 2024.

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

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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Ireland

64.6%

in 2024

Malaysia

64.3%

in 2024

Ireland rank

10th

Malaysia rank

11th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Ireland
Malaysia

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 64.6% against 64.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 10th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.6%	53.5%	3.9%	Malaysia
2000s	50.1%	63.9%	13.8%	Malaysia
2010s	53.4%	66.6%	13.3%	Malaysia
2020s	62.4%	66.6%	4.2%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Ireland or Malaysia?: Ireland, at 64.6% against 64.3% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Ireland and Malaysia?: 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Ireland ranks 10th and Malaysia ranks 11th 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes)
Unit: % of total taxes
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 4,584 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.