Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in El Salvador stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 2nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of 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 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More public sector data for El Salvador
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in El Salvador?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in El Salvador was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 income, profits, and capital gains, 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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About this data
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.