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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

0102030405060Income37%38%Corporate25%36%VAT10%15%Capital Gains0%37%Wealth Tax0%3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax EC SRDifference
Income Tax37%38%SR +1 pp
Corporate Tax25%36%SR +11 pp
VAT15%10%EC +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax37%0%EC +37 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%3%SR +3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador37%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09
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−1 ppSuriname higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador25%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−11 ppSuriname 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

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Suriname10%Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+5 ppEcuador 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

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador37%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09
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+37 ppEcuador 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

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
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 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.