Ecuador or El Salvador: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Level pegging: Ecuador and El Salvador weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Tax Ecuador El Salvador Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 30% −5.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 37% 10% to 30% +7.0 points
VAT standard rate 12% 13% −1.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Ecuador

General rate 25%
Shareholder in privileged tax jurisdiction or undeclared holding structure 28%
Reinvested profit 22%

El Salvador

General rate 30%
Taxable income up to $150,000 25%
See the Ecuador page See the El Salvador page