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El Salvador vs Micronesia: tax rates compared
El Salvador's income tax rate is 20pp higher than Micronesia's (30% vs 10%). The 200-country average is 28%: El Salvador sits above it, Micronesia sits below 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 | FM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 10% | SV +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 30% | match |
| 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 |
| Micronesia | 10% | Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 (Taxation and Customs), Section 121 · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | +20 pp | El Salvador higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Micronesia | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
El Salvador's corporate tax rate is identical to Micronesia's — both sit at 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit 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 |
| Micronesia | 0% | Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 — Taxation and Customs · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
El Salvador's capital gains tax rate is identical to Micronesia'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 |
| Micronesia | 0% | Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
El Salvador's crypto tax rate is identical to Micronesia'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 Micronesia's 2026-07-19, 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 |
| Micronesia | 0% | Source: Federated States of Micronesia Code, Title 54 (Taxation and Customs), via fsmlaw.org · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
El Salvador's wealth tax rate is identical to Micronesia's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT.