Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malawi
Malawi: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 47.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
47.9%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
116th
of 189 countries
All-time high
56.3%
in 2020
All-time low
20.7%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malawi, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 47.9% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malawi peaked at 56.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2014.
That places Malawi 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 49.2% | — |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -48.0% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +172.3% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -15.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 47.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 47.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.7% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 47.9% | 56.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malawi?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malawi was 47.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Malawi ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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