El Salvador vs Mozambique: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
20.6%
in 2023
Mozambique
20.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
87th
Mozambique rank
85th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 20.9% against 20.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Mozambique ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 9.3% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 21.0% | 4.1% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 21.4% | 1.5% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 20.9% against 20.6% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 0.3%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mozambique rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Mozambique ranks 85th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.