Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador
El Salvador: Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1 for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 3rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue 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. (26 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (9 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador?
- Value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue 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 Value-added tax (VAT), 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.