El Salvador
Overall Score, 2020
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
El Salvador scores higher than the average score of countries in its income group, but below its region and the global average. There is ample room for improvement in its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2020
El Salvador scores in the mid-range for cigarette price and tax structure, but lower in the affordability change and tax share components. El Salvador would benefit from increasing cigarette prices, reducing cigarette affordability, increasing tax share of price, and improving tax structure.
Scores Over Time
El Salvador's overall scores slightly increased from 2014 to 2020. In that time, cigarette price increased and affordability was reduced over time, while the tax share of price decreased and the tax structure became less effective.
