Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Qatar

Qatar: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 99.44 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
99.44
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.44
in 2015
All-time low
99.44
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Qatar, 2015–2019

0204060801002015201720192015: 99.42016: 99.42017: 99.42018: 99.42019: 99.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 99.44 for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Qatar 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Qatar, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 99.44 —
2016 99.44 +0.0%
2017 99.44 +0.0%
2018 99.44 +0.0%
2019 99.44 +0.0%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 99.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 99.44 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.97, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 1 Bahrain 100 compare
  2. 2 Hong Kong 99.71 compare
  3. 4 Ireland 94.59 compare
  4. 5 Mauritius 93.96 compare
  5. 6 Kuwait 92.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Qatar?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Qatar was 99.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 99.44 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 99.44 in 2015.
How does Qatar rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Qatar ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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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.