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Bahrain vs El Salvador: tax rates compared

Between the two, El Salvador's income tax rate (30%) tops Bahrain's (0%) by 30pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Bahrain sits below it, El Salvador sits above it.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income0%30%Corporate0%30%VAT10%13%Capital Gains0%Crypto0%Wealth Tax0%
six shared taxes, side by side
Tax BH SVDifference
Income Tax0%30%SV +30 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax0%30%SV +30 pp
VAT10%13%SV +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Crypto Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11
El Salvador30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference−30 ppEl Salvador higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
El Salvador30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−30 ppEl Salvador higher

Between the two, El Salvador's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Bahrain's (0%) by 30pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bahrain sits below it, El Salvador sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference−3 ppEl Salvador higher

Between the two, El Salvador's VAT rate (13%) tops Bahrain's (10%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bahrain and El Salvador both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
El Salvador0%Source: Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador — Decreto Legislativo No. 199 (reform to the Bitcoin Law) · as of 2025-01-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bahrain and El Salvador both post a crypto tax rate of 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it. Bahrain's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and El Salvador's 2025-01-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bahrain0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bahrain and El Salvador both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.