Mali: Tax revenue

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 Mali

Tax revenue, percent of GDP

 Latest value 11.95
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2020
 Average 10.95
 Min - Max 8.90 - 13.33
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2020 is 11.95 percent, a decline from 12.24 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 16.17 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Mali from 2000 to 2020 is 10.95 percent. The minimum value, 8.9 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 13.33 percent was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Mali: Tax revenue
 2020 11.95
 2019 12.24
 2018 9.78
 2017 13.33
 2016 12.90
 2015 11.85
 2014 10.64
 2013 10.96




Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

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 Taxes on goods and services 39.27 2020 percent
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