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Croatia vs El Salvador: tax rates compared
Croatia has an income tax rate of 33%, 3pp above El Salvador's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and El Salvador's 2026-02-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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
| Tax | HR | SV | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 33% | 30% | HR +3 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 18% | 30% | SV +12 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 25% | 13% | HR +12 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Crypto Tax | 12% | 0% | HR +12 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 33% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Croatia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 18% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −12 pp | El Salvador higher |
El Salvador has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 12pp above Croatia's 18%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Croatia sits below it, El Salvador sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| El Salvador | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Difference | +12 pp | Croatia higher |
Croatia has a VAT rate of 25%, 12pp above El Salvador's 13%. The 181-country average is 15%: Croatia sits above it, El Salvador sits below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and El Salvador's 2026-02-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Croatia and El Salvador share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and El Salvador's 2026-02-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 12% | Source: Croatian Tax Administration (Porezna uprava) — Opinion: Tax treatment of capital gains from trading cryptocurrencies (Class: 410-01/17-08/29) · as of 2018-03-19 |
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador — Decreto Legislativo No. 199 (reform to the Bitcoin Law) · as of 2025-01-30 |
| Difference | +12 pp | Croatia higher |
Croatia has a crypto tax rate of 12%, 12pp above El Salvador's 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2018-03-19 and El Salvador's 2025-01-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Croatia and El Salvador share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Croatia's figure is dated 2025-12-30 and El Salvador's 2026-02-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.