Mobile services excise duty rate

STO-REC-STAT4GJBZGT1 Official
10%

Malawi · as of 20 Aug 2026

Mobile services excise duty rate in Malawi stood at 10% as of 20 August 2026 (GSMA).

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Publisher
GSMA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
A call for bold policy action
Retrieved
17 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Improving affordability – including eliminating the 10% excise duty on mobile services and reducing taxes on entry-level smartphones to drive adoption

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APA
GSMA. (2026). 80% of Malawians Remain Offline Despite Coverage – New GSMA Report Highlights Path to Inclusive Digital Access and MWK 1.1 Trillion Growth. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/80-of-malawians-remain-offline-despite-coverage-new-gsma-report-highlights-path-to-inclusive-digital-access-and-mwk-1-1-trillion-growth/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4GJBZGK4ANGJ1QRXN9GS3XXWMR
MLA
GSMA. "80% of Malawians Remain Offline Despite Coverage – New GSMA Report Highlights Path to Inclusive Digital Access and MWK 1.1 Trillion Growth." 2026, https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/80-of-malawians-remain-offline-despite-coverage-new-gsma-report-highlights-path-to-inclusive-digital-access-and-mwk-1-1-trillion-growth/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4GJBZGK4ANGJ1QRXN9GS3XXWMR.
Chicago
GSMA. "80% of Malawians Remain Offline Despite Coverage – New GSMA Report Highlights Path to Inclusive Digital Access and MWK 1.1 Trillion Growth." 2026. https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/80-of-malawians-remain-offline-despite-coverage-new-gsma-report-highlights-path-to-inclusive-digital-access-and-mwk-1-1-trillion-growth/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4GJBZGK4ANGJ1QRXN9GS3XXWMR.
BibTeX
@misc{gsma2026mobile3xxwmr, author = {{GSMA}}, title = {80\% of Malawians Remain Offline Despite Coverage – New GSMA Report Highlights Path to Inclusive Digital Access and MWK 1.1 Trillion Growth}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4GJBZGK4ANGJ1QRXN9GS3XXWMR}, note = {Original source: https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/80-of-malawians-remain-offline-despite-coverage-new-gsma-report-highlights-path-to-inclusive-digital-access-and-mwk-1-1-trillion-growth/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Publisher
GSMA · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
80% of Malawians Remain Offline Despite Coverage – New GSMA Report Highlights Path to Inclusive Digital Access and MWK 1.1 Trillion Growth
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
A call for bold policy action
Retrieved
17 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Audit status
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Review protocol
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Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
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