Bahrain vs Qatar: Paying taxes: Time

Bahrain
22.5 hours per year
in 2019
Qatar
41 hours per year
in 2019
Bahrain rank
190th
Qatar rank
188th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 41 hours per year against 22.5 hours per year in Bahrain, a difference of 18.5 hours per year.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.8 times Bahrain's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 188th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 27 hours per year 36 hours per year 9 hours per year Qatar
2010s 26.85 hours per year 40.7 hours per year 13.85 hours per year Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Bahrain or Qatar?
Qatar, at 41 hours per year against 22.5 hours per year in Bahrain as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Bahrain and Qatar?
18.5 hours per year, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Bahrain ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 188th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.