Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax revenues … Latin in El Salvador
El Salvador: Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax revenues … Latin was 23.59 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative in El Salvador stood at 23.59 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative in El Salvador peaked at 23.59 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.27 Percentage of GDP, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax revenues … Latin in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.27 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 11.85 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 12.01 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 13.12 Percentage of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 13.75 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 14.72 Percentage of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 14.2 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 14.2 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.34 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 14.03 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 14.17 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 14.35 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.35 Percentage of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 15.62 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.96 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.99 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 18.27 Percentage of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 18.76 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.98 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 17.92 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 18.69 Percentage of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 18.73 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.05 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.06 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 19.82 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.88 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.53 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 20.95 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 21.31 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.98 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 21.69 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 23.12 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 23.34 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.04 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 23.59 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.59 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.59 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.49 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.35 Percentage of GDP | 11.27 Percentage of GDP | 14.72 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.64 Percentage of GDP | 14.17 Percentage of GDP | 18.98 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 Percentage of GDP | 18.69 Percentage of GDP | 21.31 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.96 Percentage of GDP | 21.69 Percentage of GDP | 23.59 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -26.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative in El Salvador?
- Revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative in El Salvador was 23.59 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.59 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.27 Percentage of GDP in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.