Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.218 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador is 0.218 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.218 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0988 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0988 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.1043 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1061 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1331 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.121 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1268 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1451 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1567 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1674 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1706 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1498 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1581 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1534 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1618 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1705 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1671 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1675 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1735 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1775 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1813 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1808 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1839 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1969 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2116 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2088 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.218 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1016 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0988 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1043 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1403 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1061 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1706 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1692 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1534 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1813 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2038 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1839 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.218 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 122 Netherlands 0.2335 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Malta 0.2225 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Cyprus 0.2212 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Timor-Leste 0.2164 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Belgium 0.2121 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 France 0.2104 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for El Salvador
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 67.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 425.20 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 241.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.218 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.218 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0988 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.