Estonia vs Qatar: Paying taxes: Time

Estonia
50 hours per year
in 2019
Qatar
41 hours per year
in 2019
Estonia rank
184th
Qatar rank
185th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Estonia
  • Qatar
020406080200520122019

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 50 hours per year against 41 hours per year in Qatar, a difference of 9 hours per year.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

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

Estonia ranks 184th and Qatar ranks 185th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 81 hours per year 36 hours per year 45 hours per year Estonia
2010s 69.2 hours per year 40.7 hours per year 28.5 hours per year Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Estonia or Qatar?
Estonia, at 50 hours per year against 41 hours per year in Qatar as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Estonia and Qatar?
9 hours per year, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Qatar?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Estonia and Qatar rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Estonia ranks 184th and Qatar ranks 185th of 187 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
189 places, 2,778 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.