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El Salvador vs Uruguay: tax rates compared
Between the two, Uruguay's income tax rate (36%) tops El Salvador's (30%) by 6pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Uruguay's 2025-12-31, 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
| Tax | SV | UY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 36% | UY +6 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 25% | SV +5 pp |
| VAT | 13% | 22% | UY +9 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 12% | UY +12 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.1% | UY +0.1 pp |
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 |
| Uruguay | 36% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −6 pp | Uruguay higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Uruguay | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | El Salvador higher |
Between the two, El Salvador's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Uruguay's (25%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 13% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Uruguay | 22% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), Uruguay · as of 2024-06-18 |
| Difference | −9 pp | Uruguay higher |
Between the two, Uruguay's VAT rate (22%) tops El Salvador's (13%) by 9pp. The 181-country average is 15%: El Salvador sits below it, Uruguay sits above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Uruguay's 2024-06-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Uruguay | 12% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-09 |
| Difference | −12 pp | Uruguay higher |
Between the two, Uruguay's capital gains tax rate (12%) tops El Salvador's (0%) by 12pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: El Salvador sits below it, Uruguay sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26 |
| Uruguay | 0.1% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva — Tasas del Impuesto al Patrimonio, personas físicas 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −0.1 pp | Uruguay higher |
Between the two, Uruguay's wealth tax rate (0.1%) tops El Salvador's (0%) by 0.1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: El Salvador sits below it, Uruguay matches the world average. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Uruguay's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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