Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 3.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in El Salvador, 1990–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.7% for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 3.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +54.4% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +35.4% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +39.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in El Salvador?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in El Salvador was 3.7% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.