Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 20.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador stood at 20.6%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 21.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.7% | — |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +7.1% |
| 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 | 21.1% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 6.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.8132 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4,690 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,693 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 20.6% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.