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Australia vs Suriname: tax rates compared

Australia's income tax rate is 9pp higher than Suriname's (47% vs 38%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Australia's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, 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

0102030405060Income38%47%Corporate30%36%VAT10%Capital Gains0%45%Wealth Tax0%3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU SRDifference
Income Tax47%38%AU +9 pp
Corporate Tax30%36%SR +6 pp
VAT10%10%match
Capital Gains Tax45%0%AU +45 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%3%SR +3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Suriname38%Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (tax authority) — Wet Inkomstenbelasting 1922, as last amended by S.B. 2024 no. 3 (Art. 34) · as of 2024-10-01
Difference+9 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Suriname36%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−6 ppSuriname higher

Suriname's corporate tax rate is 6pp higher than Australia's (36% vs 30%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Suriname10%Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Australia's VAT rate is identical to Suriname's — both sit at 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Suriname's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-30
Suriname0%Source: De Nationale Assemblée (Suriname) — Wet op de Inkomstenbelasting 1922 (G.B. 1921 no. 112, geldende tekst / consolidated text) · as of 2003-01-01
Difference+45 ppAustralia higher

Australia's capital gains tax rate is 45pp higher than Suriname's (45% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Australia sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
Suriname3%Source: Belastingdienst Suriname — Wet Vermogensbelasting 1944 (geldende tekst, zoals laatstelijk gewijzigd bij S.B. 2002 no.107) · as of 2024-10-01
Difference−3 ppSuriname higher

Suriname's wealth tax rate is 3pp higher than Australia's (3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Australia sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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