El Salvador vs South Korea: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
El Salvador
28.4%
in 2024
South Korea
27.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
56th
South Korea rank
59th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- El Salvador
- South Korea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.4% against 27.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Korea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 56th and South Korea ranks 59th of 153 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 26.6% | 6.1% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 28.0% | 6.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 27.3% | 1.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 30.0% | 1.2% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, El Salvador or South Korea?
- El Salvador, at 28.4% against 27.5% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between El Salvador and South Korea?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Korea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and South Korea rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- El Salvador ranks 56th and South Korea ranks 59th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.