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Niger vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Between the two, Suriname's income tax rate (38%) tops Niger's (35%) by 3pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Niger's figure is dated 2010-01-01 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 | NE | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 38% | SR +3 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 36% | SR +6 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 10% | NE +9 pplargest gap |
| Capital Gains Tax | 7% | 0% | NE +7 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 3% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| 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 | −3 pp | Suriname higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 30% | 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 pp | Suriname higher |
Between the two, Suriname's corporate tax rate (36%) tops Niger's (30%) by 6pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 19% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17 |
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +9 pp | Niger higher |
Between the two, Niger's VAT rate (19%) tops Suriname's (10%) by 9pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Niger sits above it, Suriname sits below it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts 2025, Article 74 (archived; live site unreachable) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| 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 | +7 pp | Niger higher |
Between the two, Niger's capital gains tax rate (7%) tops Suriname's (0%) by 7pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Niger's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| 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 |
Between the two, Suriname's wealth tax rate (3%) tops Niger's (0%) by 3pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Niger sits below it, Suriname sits above it. Niger's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.