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El Salvador vs Luxembourg: tax rates compared
Luxembourg's income tax rate is 15.8pp higher than El Salvador's (45.8% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Luxembourg's 2025-01-01, 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 | SV | LU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 45.8% | LU +15.8 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 23.9% | SV +6.1 pp |
| VAT | 13% | 17% | LU +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Crypto 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 |
| Luxembourg | 45.8% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −15.8 pp | Luxembourg higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Luxembourg | 23.9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +6.1 pp | El Salvador higher |
El Salvador's corporate tax rate is 6.1pp higher than Luxembourg's (30% vs 23.9%). 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 |
| Luxembourg | 17% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Luxembourg (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Luxembourg higher |
Luxembourg's VAT rate is 4pp higher than El Salvador's (17% vs 13%). The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Luxembourg sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Luxembourg | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Luxembourg (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
El Salvador's capital gains tax rate is identical to Luxembourg's — both sit at 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador — Decreto Legislativo No. 199 (reform to the Bitcoin Law) · as of 2025-01-30 |
| Luxembourg | 0% | Source: Luxembourg Direct Tax Administration (Administration des contributions directes) — Circular L.I.R. n° 14/5 – 99/3 – 99bis/3 (26 July 2018), "Monnaies virtuelles" · as of 2018-07-26 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
El Salvador's crypto tax rate is identical to Luxembourg's — both sit at 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2025-01-30 and Luxembourg's 2018-07-26, 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 |
| Luxembourg | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Luxembourg (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
El Salvador's wealth tax rate is identical to Luxembourg's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.