Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Qatar
99.44
in 2015
Saudi Arabia
99.59
in 2015
Qatar rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
020406080100200520102015

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 99.59 against 99.44 in Qatar, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 100 92.34 7.66 Qatar
2010s 99.63 96.86 2.77 Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 99.59 against 99.44 in Qatar as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.15, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Qatar ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.