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Brazil vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Suriname's income tax rate is 10.5pp higher than Brazil's (38% vs 27.5%). The 200-country average is 28%: Brazil sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Brazil's figure is dated 2025-05-02 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BR | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27.5% | 38% | SR +10.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 34% | 36% | SR +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 15% | 0% | BR +15 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 3% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 27.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brazil (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-05-02 |
| 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 | −10.5 pp | Suriname higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 34% | 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 | −2 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname's corporate tax rate is 2pp higher than Brazil's (36% vs 34%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brazil (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-05-02 |
| 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 | +15 pp | Brazil higher |
Brazil's capital gains tax rate is 15pp higher than Suriname's (15% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Brazil sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Brazil's figure is dated 2025-05-02 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brazil (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-05-02 |
| 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's wealth tax rate is 3pp higher than Brazil's (3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Brazil sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Brazil's figure is dated 2025-05-02 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.