Paying taxes: Profit tax in Suriname

Suriname: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 27.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
27.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 190 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2005
All-time low
27.9%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Suriname, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 27.9 % of profits2006: 27.9 % of profits2007: 27.9 % of profits2008: 27.9 % of profits2009: 27.9 % of profits2010: 27.9 % of profits2011: 27.9 % of profits2012: 27.9 % of profits2013: 27.9 % of profits2014: 27.9 % of profits2015: 27.9 % of profits2016: 27.9 % of profits2017: 27.9 % of profits2018: 27.9 % of profits2019: 27.9 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Suriname is 27.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Suriname peaked at 27.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2005.

That places Suriname 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Suriname, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 27.9%
2006 27.9% +0.0%
2007 27.9% +0.0%
2008 27.9% +0.0%
2009 27.9% +0.0%
2010 27.9% +0.0%
2011 27.9% +0.0%
2012 27.9% +0.0%
2013 27.9% +0.0%
2014 27.9% +0.0%
2015 27.9% +0.0%
2016 27.9% +0.0%
2017 27.9% +0.0%
2018 27.9% +0.0%
2019 27.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.9% 27.9% 27.9% 5
2010s 27.9% 27.9% 27.9% 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 15 Honduras 29.2% compare
  2. 16 Dominican Republic 29.1% compare
  3. 17 Burundi 28.5% compare
  4. 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.6% compare
  5. 20 Mexico 27.0% compare
  6. 21 Myanmar 26.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Suriname?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Suriname was 27.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2005.
How does Suriname rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Suriname ranks 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.