Tax revenue as share of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 20.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in El Salvador, 1990–2017
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, tax revenue as share of gdp in El Salvador stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 20.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5% | — |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.9% | 20.4% | 8 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,518 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,518 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 34.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in El Salvador?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in El Salvador was 20.4% in 2017, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.