El Salvador or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 0.4 FiScore point.

Tax El Salvador United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 30% 21% +9.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 10% to 30% 10% to 37% −7.0 points
VAT standard rate 13% 11.73% +1.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

El Salvador

General rate 30%
Taxable income up to $150,000 25%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the El Salvador page See the United States page