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Benin vs El Salvador: tax rates compared

Benin and El Salvador share the same income tax rate: 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and El Salvador's 2026-02-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%Corporate30%VAT13%18%Capital Gains0%5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BJ SVDifference
Income Tax30%30%match
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT18%13%BJ +5 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax5%0%BJ +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin30%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
El Salvador30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin30%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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Benin and El Salvador share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin18%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference+5 ppBenin higher

Benin has a VAT rate of 18%, 5pp above El Salvador's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: Benin sits above it, El Salvador sits below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and El Salvador's 2026-02-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin5%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference+5 ppBenin higher

Benin has a capital gains tax rate of 5%, 5pp above El Salvador's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and El Salvador's 2026-02-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin0%Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Benin and El Salvador share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.