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El Salvador vs Ethiopia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Ethiopia's income tax rate (35%) tops El Salvador's (30%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.
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
| Tax | SV | ET | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 35% | ET +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 30% | match |
| VAT | 13% | 15% | ET +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | ET +15 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Ethiopia | 35% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-07-15 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Ethiopia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Ethiopia | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — El Salvador and Ethiopia both post a corporate tax rate of 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Ethiopia | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Ethiopia higher |
Between the two, Ethiopia's VAT rate (15%) tops El Salvador's (13%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Ethiopia matches the world average.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Ethiopia | 15% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Corporate - Other taxes · as of 2026-07-15 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Ethiopia higher |
Between the two, Ethiopia's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops El Salvador's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: El Salvador sits below it, Ethiopia sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Ethiopia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — El Salvador and Ethiopia both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.