Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Mali
Mali: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 39.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on goods and services in Mali stood at 39.3%.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Mali peaked at 51.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2006.
That places Mali 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -61.2% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +111.1% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | -10.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 39.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.5%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mali's 39.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.6%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +111.1% | 15.3% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 15.3% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 30.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Mali?
- Taxes on goods and services in Mali was 39.3% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Mali ranks 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.