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El Salvador vs Poland: tax rates compared

Between the two, Poland's income tax rate (32%) tops El Salvador's (30%) by 2pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Poland'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

0102030405060Income30%32%Corporate19%30%VAT13%23%Capital Gains0%19%Crypto0%19%Wealth Tax0%
six shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV PLDifference
Income Tax30%32%PL +2 pp
Corporate Tax30%19%SV +11 pp
VAT13%23%PL +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%19%PL +19 pplargest gap
Crypto Tax0%19%PL +19 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
Poland32%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2 ppPoland higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Poland19%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+11 ppEl Salvador higher

Between the two, El Salvador's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Poland's (19%) by 11pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: El Salvador sits above it, Poland 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
Poland23%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-21
Difference−10 ppPoland higher

Between the two, Poland's VAT rate (23%) tops El Salvador's (13%) by 10pp. The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Poland sits above 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
Poland19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-21
Difference−19 ppPoland higher

Between the two, Poland's capital gains tax rate (19%) tops El Salvador's (0%) by 19pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: El Salvador sits below it, Poland sits above it.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador0%Source: Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador — Decreto Legislativo No. 199 (reform to the Bitcoin Law) · as of 2025-01-30
Poland19%Source: Poland Ministry of Finance — Tax Portal: Disposal of cryptocurrencies (Zbycie kryptowalut) · as of 2026-06-24
Difference−19 ppPoland higher

Between the two, Poland's crypto tax rate (19%) tops El Salvador's (0%) by 19pp. The 88-country average is 13%: El Salvador sits below it, Poland sits above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2025-01-30 and Poland's 2026-06-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Poland0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-21
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — El Salvador and Poland both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.