El Salvador vs Paraguay: Taxes on goods and services

El Salvador
37.0%
in 2024
Paraguay
36.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
50th
Paraguay rank
53rd

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 37.0% against 36.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 50th and Paraguay ranks 53rd of 156 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 42.1% 36.9% 5.2% El Salvador
2010s 40.6% 37.6% 3.0% El Salvador
2020s 38.1% 36.5% 1.6% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, El Salvador or Paraguay?
El Salvador, at 37.0% against 36.1% in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between El Salvador and Paraguay?
0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
El Salvador ranks 50th and Paraguay ranks 53rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 5,703 data points, 1972–2024
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General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.