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El Salvador vs Greece: tax rates compared

Between the two, Greece's income tax rate (44%) tops El Salvador's (30%) by 14pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Greece's 2025-01-01, 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%44%Corporate22%30%VAT13%24%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV GRDifference
Income Tax30%44%GR +14 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%22%SV +8 pp
VAT13%24%GR +11 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
Greece44%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−14 ppGreece higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Greece22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+8 ppEl Salvador higher

Between the two, El Salvador's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Greece's (22%) by 8pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: El Salvador sits above it, Greece sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Greece24%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-16
Difference−11 ppGreece higher

Between the two, Greece's VAT rate (24%) tops El Salvador's (13%) by 11pp. The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Greece sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
Greece0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Greece0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — El Salvador and Greece 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.