Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.5%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
40th
of 164 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2024
All-time low
10.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in El Salvador is 21.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 21.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.2%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 21.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.7%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.4% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 37 Mozambique 21.9% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 21.6% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 21.6% compare
- 41 Malta 21.5% compare
- 42 Lithuania 21.4% compare
- 43 Belize 21.3% compare
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 tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in El Salvador?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in El Salvador was 21.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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