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Cameroon vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Cameroon has an income tax rate of 38.5%, 0.5pp above Suriname's 38%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 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 | CM | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 38.5% | 38% | CM +0.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 33% | 36% | SR +3 pp |
| VAT | 19.3% | 10% | CM +9.3 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 16.5% | 0% | CM +16.5 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 3% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 38.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 | +0.5 pp | Cameroon higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 33% | 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 | −3 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname has a corporate tax rate of 36%, 3pp above Cameroon's 33%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +9.3 pp | Cameroon higher |
Cameroon has a VAT rate of 19.3%, 9.3pp above Suriname's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Cameroon sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Suriname's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 | +16.5 pp | Cameroon higher |
Cameroon has a capital gains tax rate of 16.5%, 16.5pp above Suriname's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Cameroon sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 Cameroon's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Cameroon sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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