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El Salvador vs Paraguay: tax rates compared

El Salvador's income tax rate is 20pp higher than Paraguay's (30% vs 10%). The 200-country average is 28%: El Salvador sits above it, Paraguay 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

0102030405060Income10%30%Corporate10%30%VAT10%13%Capital Gains0%8%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV PYDifference
Income Tax30%10%SV +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%10%SV +20 pp
VAT13%10%SV +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%8%PY +8 pp
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
Paraguay10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07
Difference+20 ppEl Salvador higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Paraguay10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+20 ppEl Salvador higher

El Salvador's corporate tax rate is 20pp higher than Paraguay's (30% vs 10%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: El Salvador sits above it, Paraguay 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
Paraguay10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-07
Difference+3 ppEl Salvador higher

El Salvador's VAT rate is 3pp higher than Paraguay's (13% vs 10%). 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
Paraguay8%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07
Difference−8 ppParaguay higher

Paraguay's capital gains tax rate is 8pp higher than El Salvador's (8% vs 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
Paraguay0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-07
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

El Salvador's wealth tax rate is identical to Paraguay's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.