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Denmark vs Suriname: tax rates compared

Denmark's income tax rate is 17.9pp higher than Suriname's (55.9% vs 38%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Denmark'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%55.9%Corporate22%36%VAT10%25%Capital Gains0%42%Wealth Tax0%3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax DK SRDifference
Income Tax55.9%38%DK +17.9 pp
Corporate Tax22%36%SR +14 pp
VAT25%10%DK +15 pp
Capital Gains Tax42%0%DK +42 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%3%SR +3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark55.9%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+17.9 ppDenmark higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark22%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 ppSuriname higher

Suriname's corporate tax rate is 14pp higher than Denmark's (36% vs 22%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Denmark sits below it, Suriname sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Denmark (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-25
Suriname10%Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+15 ppDenmark higher

Denmark's VAT rate is 15pp higher than Suriname's (25% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Denmark sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Denmark's figure is dated 2026-02-25 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
Denmark42%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Denmark, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-06-25
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+42 ppDenmark higher

Denmark's capital gains tax rate is 42pp higher than Suriname's (42% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Denmark sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Denmark's figure is dated 2026-06-25 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Denmark (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25
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 Denmark's (3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Denmark sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Denmark's figure is dated 2026-06-25 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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