Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) was 3.98 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services 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 3.98 billion current LCU for taxes on goods and services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in El Salvador peaked at 3.98 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 632.81 million current LCU, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 132nd 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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 635.56 million current LCU | — |
| 1999 | 632.81 million current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 744.21 million current LCU | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 859.50 million current LCU | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 904.30 million current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.00 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.22 billion current LCU | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 1.49 billion current LCU | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 1.68 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 1.80 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.44 billion current LCU | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 1.66 billion current LCU | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 1.69 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.09 billion current LCU | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 2.18 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.21 billion current LCU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.33 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.32 billion current LCU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.48 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.66 billion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.72 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.51 billion current LCU | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.20 billion current LCU | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 3.42 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.63 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 3.98 billion current LCU | +9.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.98 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.35 billion current LCU, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.98 billion current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.28 billion current LCU, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 634.18 million current LCU | 632.81 million current LCU | 635.56 million current LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.22 billion current LCU | 744.21 million current LCU | 1.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 billion current LCU | 1.66 billion current LCU | 2.72 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 billion current LCU | 2.51 billion current LCU | 3.98 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in El Salvador?
- Taxes on goods and services in El Salvador was 3.98 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 632.81 million current LCU in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for taxes on goods and services?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.