Hong Kong, China vs Qatar: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Hong Kong, China
99.71
in 2019
Qatar
99.44
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Qatar
020406080100201520172019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 99.71 against 99.44 in Qatar, a difference of 0.27.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 190 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Hong Kong, China or Qatar?
Hong Kong, China, at 99.71 against 99.44 in Qatar as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Hong Kong, China and Qatar?
0.27, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Qatar?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Qatar rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.