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Dominican Republic vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Suriname's income tax rate is 13pp higher than Dominican Republic's (38% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Dominican Republic sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 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 | DO | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 38% | SR +13 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 36% | SR +9 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 10% | DO +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 25% | 0% | DO +25 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 3% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 27% | 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 | −9 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname's corporate tax rate is 9pp higher than Dominican Republic's (36% vs 27%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Dominican Republic higher |
Dominican Republic's VAT rate is 8pp higher than Suriname's (18% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Dominican Republic sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Suriname's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05 |
| 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 | +25 pp | Dominican Republic higher |
Dominican Republic's capital gains tax rate is 25pp higher than Suriname's (25% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Dominican Republic sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05 |
| 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 Dominican Republic's (3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Dominican Republic sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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