Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Suriname

Suriname: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 97.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
97.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 191 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2005
All-time low
97.5%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Suriname, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 97.52006: 97.52007: 97.52008: 97.52009: 97.52010: 97.52011: 97.52012: 97.52013: 97.52014: 97.52015: 97.52016: 97.52017: 97.52018: 97.52019: 97.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Suriname is 97.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Suriname peaked at 97.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2005.

That places Suriname 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Suriname, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 97.5%
2006 97.5% +0.0%
2007 97.5% +0.0%
2008 97.5% +0.0%
2009 97.5% +0.0%
2010 97.5% +0.0%
2011 97.5% +0.0%
2012 97.5% +0.0%
2013 97.5% +0.0%
2014 97.5% +0.0%
2015 97.5% +0.0%
2016 97.5% +0.0%
2017 97.5% +0.0%
2018 97.5% +0.0%
2019 97.5% +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 97.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.5% 97.5% 97.5% 5
2010s 97.5% 97.5% 97.5% 10

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 36 Yemen 99.3% compare
  2. 37 Oman 98.2% compare
  3. 38 Tonga 98.0% compare
  4. 40 Bulgaria 97.0% compare
  5. 41 Kazakhstan 96.8% compare
  6. 42 Jordan 96.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Suriname?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Suriname was 97.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2005.
How does Suriname rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Suriname ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.