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Cape Verde vs Suriname: tax rates compared

Suriname's income tax rate is 10.5pp higher than Cape Verde's (38% vs 27.5%). The 200-country average is 28%: Cape Verde sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 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

0102030405060Income27.5%38%Corporate21.4%36%VAT10%15%Capital Gains0%1%Wealth Tax0%3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CV SRDifference
Income Tax27.5%38%SR +10.5 pp
Corporate Tax21.4%36%SR +14.6 pplargest gap
VAT15%10%CV +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax1%0%CV +1 pp
Wealth Tax0%3%SR +3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde27.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-29
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−10.5 ppSuriname higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde21.4%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−14.6 ppSuriname higher

Suriname's corporate tax rate is 14.6pp higher than Cape Verde's (36% vs 21.4%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cape Verde sits below it, Suriname sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Suriname10%Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+5 ppCape Verde higher

Cape Verde's VAT rate is 5pp higher than Suriname's (15% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Cape Verde matches the world average, Suriname sits below it. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 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
Cape Verde1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-29
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+1 ppCape Verde higher

Cape Verde's capital gains tax rate is 1pp higher than Suriname's (1% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-18
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 Cape Verde's (3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Cape Verde sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Cape Verde'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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