Tax revenue (current LCU) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tax revenue (current LCU) was 7.60 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 7.60 billion current LCU for tax revenue in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in El Salvador peaked at 7.60 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.08 billion current LCU, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 131st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.08 billion current LCU | — |
| 1999 | 1.18 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.25 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.63 billion current LCU | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 1.53 billion current LCU | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.68 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.74 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.13 billion current LCU | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 2.51 billion current LCU | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 2.85 billion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 3.07 billion current LCU | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.64 billion current LCU | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 2.92 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 3.11 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.46 billion current LCU | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 3.75 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 3.78 billion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.93 billion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.20 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 4.43 billion current LCU | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.72 billion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.86 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.58 billion current LCU | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.72 billion current LCU | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 6.74 billion current LCU | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 7.01 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 7.60 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 7.60 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.89 billion current LCU, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 7.60 billion current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 102.16 billion current LCU, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 billion current LCU | 1.08 billion current LCU | 1.18 billion current LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.10 billion current LCU | 1.25 billion current LCU | 3.07 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 billion current LCU | 2.92 billion current LCU | 4.86 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 billion current LCU | 4.58 billion current LCU | 7.60 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in El Salvador?
- Tax revenue in El Salvador was 7.60 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.60 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 billion current LCU in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for tax revenue?
- El Salvador ranks 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.