Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi

Malawi: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 14.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 189 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2020
All-time low
4.1%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2008–2022

Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi, 2008–2022

57.51012.5152008201520222008: 8.82012: 4.32014: 4.12020: 14.22022: 14.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi stood at 14.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 226.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi peaked at 14.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2014.

Malawi ranks 76th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 8.8%
2012 4.3% -50.4%
2014 4.1% -5.8%
2020 14.2% +246.2%
2022 14.2% +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 14.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.0%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 14.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 1
2010s 4.2% 4.1% 4.3% 2
2020s 14.2% 14.2% 14.2% 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 75 Algeria 14.3% compare
  2. 77 Zambia 13.8% compare
  3. 77 Palestine, State of 13.8% compare
  4. 77 Mexico 13.8% compare
  5. 77 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.8% compare
  6. 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.8% compare
  7. 77 Jordan 13.8% compare
  8. 77 Kenya 13.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi?
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malawi was 14.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2014.
How does Malawi rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
Malawi ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 226.3%. 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,475 data points, 2008–2022
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