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Suriname vs Tuvalu: tax rates compared
Suriname has an income tax rate of 38%, 8pp above Tuvalu's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Suriname's figure is dated 2024-10-01 and Tuvalu's 2023-07-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | SR | TV | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 38% | 30% | SR +8 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 10% | 4% | SR +6 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Wealth Tax | 3% | 0% | SR +3 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tuvalu | 30% | Source: Tuvalu Legislation (official government legislation portal) — Income Tax Act, CAP. 26.16 (2022 Revised Edition), Schedule 6 · as of 2023-07-21 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Suriname higher |
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Tuvalu | 4% | Source: Consumption Tax Regulations, 2022 Revised Edition (CAP 26.02.1), Tuvalu · as of 2011-12-19 |
| Difference | +6 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname has a VAT rate of 10%, 6pp above Tuvalu's 4%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Suriname's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2011-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tuvalu | 0% | Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Suriname and Tuvalu share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Suriname's figure is dated 2003-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 3% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname — Wet Vermogensbelasting 1944 (geldende tekst, zoals laatstelijk gewijzigd bij S.B. 2002 no.107) · as of 2024-10-01 |
| Tuvalu | 0% | Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act 1992 (principal direct-tax statute), via International Center for Not-for-Profit Law mirror · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname has a wealth tax rate of 3%, 3pp above Tuvalu's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Suriname sits above it, Tuvalu sits below it. Suriname's figure is dated 2024-10-01 and Tuvalu's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.