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El Salvador vs Suriname: tax rates compared

Between the two, Suriname's income tax rate (38%) tops El Salvador's (30%) by 8pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 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

0102030405060Income30%38%Corporate30%36%VAT10%13%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax SV SRDifference
Income Tax30%38%SR +8 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%36%SR +6 pp
VAT13%10%SV +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%3%SR +3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
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−8 ppSuriname higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador30%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−6 ppSuriname higher

Between the two, Suriname's corporate tax rate (36%) tops El Salvador's (30%) by 6pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Suriname10%Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+3 ppEl Salvador higher

Between the two, El Salvador's VAT rate (13%) tops Suriname's (10%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 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
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — El Salvador and Suriname both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
El Salvador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — El Salvador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
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

Between the two, Suriname's wealth tax rate (3%) tops El Salvador's (0%) by 3pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: El Salvador sits below it, Suriname sits above it. El Salvador's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.