Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP 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
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in El Salvador is 10.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 59th 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.
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.1% | — |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 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)
- 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 taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in El Salvador?
- Taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in El Salvador was 10.7% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.