Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from was 0.2072 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in El Salvador, 2003–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2072 for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in 2020.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 21st out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0.2354 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | +324.7% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2123 | -78.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2117 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2139 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2183 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2271 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2444 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2709 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2072 | -23.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2072 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124, 16.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2072 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0664, 3.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +324.7% | 0.2354 | 1 |
| 2013 | -78.8% | 1 | 0.2123 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2059 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4599 | 0.2117 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2072 | 0.2072 | 0.2072 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in El Salvador?
- Taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in El Salvador was 0.2072 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on property, 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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.