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El Salvador vs Republic of the Congo: tax rates compared

Republic of the Congo's income tax rate is 10pp higher than El Salvador's (40% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income30%40%Corporate28%30%VAT13%18.9%Capital Gains0%40%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV CGDifference
Income Tax30%40%CG +10 pp
Corporate Tax30%28%SV +2 pp
VAT13%18.9%CG +5.9 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%40%CG +40 pplargest gap
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
Republic of the Congo40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference−10 ppRepublic of the Congo higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Republic of the Congo28%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+2 ppEl Salvador higher

El Salvador's corporate tax rate is 2pp higher than Republic of the Congo's (30% vs 28%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Republic of the Congo18.9%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference−5.9 ppRepublic of the Congo higher

Republic of the Congo's VAT rate is 5.9pp higher than El Salvador's (18.9% vs 13%). The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Republic of the Congo sits above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Republic of the Congo40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference−40 ppRepublic of the Congo higher

Republic of the Congo's capital gains tax rate is 40pp higher than El Salvador's (40% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: El Salvador sits below it, Republic of the Congo sits above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, 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
Republic of the Congo0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-10
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

El Salvador's wealth tax rate is identical to Republic of the Congo's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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