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Belize vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Suriname has an income tax rate of 38%, 13pp above Belize's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Belize sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Belize'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
| Tax | BZ | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 38% | SR +13 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 36% | SR +36 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 12.5% | 10% | BZ +2.5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 3% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 25% | Source: Belize Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 40 of 2024) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Suriname | 38% | 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 | −13 pp | Suriname higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Suriname | 36% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −36 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname has a corporate tax rate of 36%, 36pp above Belize's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Suriname sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 12.5% | Source: Belize Tax Service — General Sales Tax Act (Chapter 63, Revised Edition 2011) · as of 2011-12-31 |
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +2.5 pp | Belize higher |
Belize has a VAT rate of 12.5%, 2.5pp above Suriname's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Suriname's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0% | Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act (Chapter 55, Revised Edition 2020) · as of 2020-12-31 |
| Suriname | 0% | 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 | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Belize and Suriname share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0% | Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 (Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Suriname | 3% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname — Wet Vermogensbelasting 1944 (geldende tekst, zoals laatstelijk gewijzigd bij S.B. 2002 no.107) · as of 2024-10-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname has a wealth tax rate of 3%, 3pp above Belize's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Belize sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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