Suriname or Venezuela: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Level pegging: Suriname and Venezuela weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Tax Suriname Venezuela Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 36% 34% +2.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 38% 6% to 34% +4.0 points
VAT standard rate 10% 16% −6.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Suriname

Legal entities Article 36 of the income tax law 36%
Business cessation or liquidation On request, article 34 paragraph 4 25%

Venezuela

General regime 34%
Oil activities 50%
Mining activities 60%

Personal income tax

Suriname

Up to 108,000 SRD Article 34 scale 0%
108,001 to 150,000 SRD 8%
150,001 to 192,000 SRD 18%
192,001 to 234,000 SRD 28%
Over 234,000 SRD 38%

Venezuela

n/a

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