Paying taxes: Profit tax in El Salvador
El Salvador: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 16.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Profit tax in El Salvador, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in El Salvador stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in El Salvador peaked at 20.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.2% | — |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 88 Austria 17.1% compare
- 88 Denmark 17.1% compare
- 90 Namibia 16.7% compare
- 91 Madagascar 16.6% compare
- 91 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.6% compare
- 94 Hong Kong, China 16.5% compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in El Salvador?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in El Salvador was 16.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- El Salvador ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.