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El Salvador vs Guernsey: tax rates compared
Between the two, El Salvador's income tax rate (30%) tops Guernsey's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: El Salvador sits above it, Guernsey sits below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Guernsey's 2025-12-17, 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
| Tax | SV | GG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 20% | SV +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 0% | SV +30 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 13% | 0% | SV +13 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| 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 |
| Guernsey | 20% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Difference | +10 pp | El Salvador higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +30 pp | El Salvador higher |
Between the two, El Salvador's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 30pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: El Salvador sits above it, Guernsey sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Difference | +13 pp | El Salvador higher |
Between the two, El Salvador's VAT rate (13%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 13pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Guernsey's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Income determination · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — El Salvador and Guernsey both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Guernsey's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — El Salvador and Guernsey both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Guernsey's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.