Belize vs El Salvador: Tax revenue
Belize
21.3%
in 2017
El Salvador
21.8%
in 2024
Belize rank
43rd
El Salvador rank
40th
Tax revenue over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 21.8% against 21.3% in Belize, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 40th of 157 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 10.2% | 3.5% | Belize |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.0% | 1.5% | Belize |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 16.6% | 2.8% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 21.8% against 21.3% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for tax revenue?
- Belize ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 40th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units 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.