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El Salvador vs Tuvalu: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — El Salvador and Tuvalu both post an income tax rate of 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Tuvalu's 2023-07-21, 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%VAT4%13%Capital Gains0%Crypto0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV TVDifference
Income Tax30%30%match
VAT13%4%SV +9 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Crypto 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
Tuvalu30%Source: Tuvalu Legislation (official government legislation portal) — Income Tax Act, CAP. 26.16 (2022 Revised Edition), Schedule 6 · as of 2023-07-21
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Tuvalu4%Source: Consumption Tax Regulations, 2022 Revised Edition (CAP 26.02.1), Tuvalu · as of 2011-12-19
Difference+9 ppEl Salvador higher

Between the two, El Salvador's VAT rate (13%) tops Tuvalu's (4%) by 9pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Tuvalu's 2011-12-19, 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
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — El Salvador and Tuvalu both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — El Salvador and Tuvalu both post a crypto tax rate of 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2025-01-30 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, 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
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act 1992 (principal direct-tax statute), via International Center for Not-for-Profit Law mirror · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax.