Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -2.26 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in El Salvador stood at -2.26 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 132.0% on the previous year and down 142.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 16.41 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -12.21 % change on previous year, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 136th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 7.82 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 1993 | 7.48 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 9.02 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 13.84 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 1996 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1997 | -8.95 % change on previous year | +351.5% |
| 1998 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1999 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -361.0% |
| 2000 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 2001 | 6.61 % change on previous year | +236.6% |
| 2002 | 7.13 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 4.78 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1885 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 2005 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -7882.4% |
| 2006 | 7.99 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 2007 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 2009 | -12.21 % change on previous year | -748.1% |
| 2010 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -145.7% |
| 2011 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2012 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -284.6% |
| 2013 | 5.39 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2014 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2621 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2016 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +1271.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2019 | -0.2609 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 2020 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -755.8% |
| 2021 | 7.06 % change on previous year | +312.7% |
| 2022 | 7.08 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.22 % change on previous year | -8.95 % change on previous year | 16.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.95 % change on previous year | -12.21 % change on previous year | 14.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 % change on previous year | -2.96 % change on previous year | 5.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 % change on previous year | -2.26 % change on previous year | 7.08 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 133 Barbados -1.81 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Bahrain -1.91 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Jordan -2.09 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Serbia -2.27 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Antigua and Barbuda -2.33 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Cameroon -2.42 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in El Salvador was -2.26 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.41 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.21 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 142.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.