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Ecuador vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Suriname has an income tax rate of 38%, 1pp above Ecuador's 37%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 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 | EC | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 37% | 38% | SR +1 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 36% | SR +11 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 10% | EC +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 37% | 0% | EC +37 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 3% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| 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 | −1 pp | Suriname higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 25% | 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 | −11 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname has a corporate tax rate of 36%, 11pp above Ecuador's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Ecuador higher |
Ecuador has a VAT rate of 15%, 5pp above Suriname's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Ecuador matches the world average, Suriname sits below it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Suriname's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| 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 | +37 pp | Ecuador higher |
Ecuador has a capital gains tax rate of 37%, 37pp above Suriname's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ecuador sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| 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 Ecuador's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Ecuador sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.