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El Salvador vs Rwanda: tax rates compared

El Salvador's income tax rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above 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

0102030405060Income30%Corporate28%30%VAT13%18%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV RWDifference
Income Tax30%30%match
Corporate Tax30%28%SV +2 pp
VAT13%18%RW +5 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
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
Rwanda30%Source: Rwanda Revenue Authority — Calculate PAYE · as of 2026-07-20
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Rwanda28%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 Rwanda'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
Rwanda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference−5 ppRwanda higher

Rwanda's VAT rate is 5pp higher than El Salvador's (18% vs 13%). The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Rwanda 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
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

El Salvador's capital gains tax rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 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
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.