Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador
El Salvador: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9976 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador stood at 0.9976.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8976, in 2011.
El Salvador ranks 15th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9479 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.927 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9065 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8976 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9053 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9978 | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9977 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9979 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9979 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9985 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9989 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9976 | -0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.9976 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9674, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.9976 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9719, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9844 | 0.927 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9697 | 0.8976 | 0.9989 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9976 | 0.9976 | 0.9976 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador was 0.9976 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8976 in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.