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Japan vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Japan'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. Japan'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
| Tax | JP | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 55.9% | 38% | JP +17.9 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 29.7% | 36% | SR +6.3 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 10% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 20.3% | 0% | JP +20.3 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 3% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 55.9% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| 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 | +17.9 pp | Japan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 29.7% | 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 | −6.3 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname's corporate tax rate is 6.3pp higher than Japan's (36% vs 29.7%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Japan's VAT rate is identical to Suriname's — both sit at 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Japan's figure is dated 2026-01-13 and Suriname's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 20.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| 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 | +20.3 pp | Japan higher |
Japan's capital gains tax rate is 20.3pp higher than Suriname's (20.3% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Japan sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Japan's figure is dated 2026-01-13 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| 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 Japan's (3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Japan sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Japan's figure is dated 2026-01-13 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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