Taxes as a % of price: total tax in El Salvador
El Salvador: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 45.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
45.7%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
120th
of 189 countries
All-time high
54.8%
in 2010
All-time low
41.5%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in El Salvador, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in El Salvador stood at 45.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in El Salvador peaked at 54.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2008.
El Salvador ranks 120th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41.5% | — |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | -1.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 45.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 91% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 45.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 47.5% | 54.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 45.7% | 46.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 117 Samoa 47.2% compare
- 118 East Timor 47.2% compare
- 119 Gambia 47.2% compare
- 121 Micronesia (country) 45.0% compare
- 122 Dominican Republic 44.7% compare
- 123 Algeria 44.2% compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in El Salvador?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in El Salvador was 45.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- El Salvador ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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