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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
| Tax | SV | PL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 32% | PL +2 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 19% | SV +11 pp |
| VAT | 13% | 23% | PL +10 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 19% | PL +19 pplargest gap |
| Crypto Tax | 0% | 19% | PL +19 pp |
| 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 |
| Poland | 32% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Poland higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +11 pp | El 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
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Poland | 23% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Poland 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
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Poland 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
| 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 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: Poland Ministry of Finance — Tax Portal: Disposal of cryptocurrencies (Zbycie kryptowalut) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Poland 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
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Poland | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed 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.