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Suriname vs United Kingdom: tax rates compared
United Kingdom's income tax rate is 7pp higher than Suriname's (45% vs 38%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Suriname's figure is dated 2024-10-01 and United Kingdom's 2025-01-01, 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 | SR | GB | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 38% | 45% | GB +7 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 36% | 25% | SR +11 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 20% | GB +10 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 24% | GB +24 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| United Kingdom | 45% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −7 pp | United Kingdom higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 36% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United Kingdom | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +11 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname's corporate tax rate is 11pp higher than United Kingdom's (36% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 10% | Source: Belastingdienst Suriname (Suriname Tax Administration) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| United Kingdom | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Kingdom (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-24 |
| Difference | −10 pp | United Kingdom higher |
United Kingdom's VAT rate is 10pp higher than Suriname's (20% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Suriname sits below it, United Kingdom sits above it. Suriname's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and United Kingdom's 2025-12-24, 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 |
| United Kingdom | 24% | Source: GOV.UK (HMRC) — Capital Gains Tax: rates · as of 2024-10-30 |
| Difference | −24 pp | United Kingdom higher |
United Kingdom's capital gains tax rate is 24pp higher than Suriname's (24% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Suriname sits below it, United Kingdom sits above it. Suriname's figure is dated 2003-01-01 and United Kingdom's 2024-10-30, 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 |
| United Kingdom | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Kingdom (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-24 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Suriname higher |
Suriname's wealth tax rate is 3pp higher than United Kingdom's (3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Suriname sits above it, United Kingdom sits below it. Suriname's figure is dated 2024-10-01 and United Kingdom's 2025-12-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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