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El Salvador vs Guyana: tax rates compared

Between the two, Guyana'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

0102030405060Income30%35%Corporate25%30%VAT13%14%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV GYDifference
Income Tax30%35%GY +5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%25%SV +5 pp
VAT13%14%GY +1 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
Guyana35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference−5 ppGuyana higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Guyana25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppEl Salvador higher

Between the two, El Salvador's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Guyana's (25%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Guyana14%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference−1 ppGuyana higher

Between the two, Guyana's VAT rate (14%) tops El Salvador's (13%) by 1pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below 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
Guyana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — El Salvador and Guyana 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
Guyana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guyana (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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