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Spain vs Suriname: tax rates compared
Spain has an income tax rate of 48.6%, 10.6pp above Suriname's 38%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Spain'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 | ES | SR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 48.6% | 38% | ES +10.6 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 36% | SR +11 pp |
| VAT | 21% | 10% | ES +11 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 30% | 0% | ES +30 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 3.5% | 3% | ES +0.5 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 48.6% | 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 | +10.6 pp | Spain higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 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 Spain's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 21% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +11 pp | Spain higher |
Spain has a VAT rate of 21%, 11pp above Suriname's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Spain sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Spain's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Suriname's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 30% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain, Individual - Income determination · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 | +30 pp | Spain higher |
Spain has a capital gains tax rate of 30%, 30pp above Suriname's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Spain sits above it, Suriname sits below it. Spain's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Suriname's 2003-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| 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 | +0.5 pp | Spain higher |
Spain has a wealth tax rate of 3.5%, 0.5pp above Suriname's 3%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit above it. Spain's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Suriname's 2024-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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