Paying taxes: Payments in Qatar

Qatar: Paying taxes: Payments was 4 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4 number per year
in 2012
All-time low
3 number per year
in 2007
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Qatar, 2007–2019

012342007201320192007: 3 number per year2008: 3 number per year2009: 3 number per year2010: 3 number per year2011: 3 number per year2012: 4 number per year2013: 4 number per year2014: 4 number per year2015: 4 number per year2016: 4 number per year2017: 4 number per year2018: 4 number per year2019: 4 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 4 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Qatar peaked at 4 number per year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3 number per year, in 2007.

That places Qatar 187th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Qatar, 2007 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2007 3 number per year —
2008 3 number per year +0.0%
2009 3 number per year +0.0%
2010 3 number per year +0.0%
2011 3 number per year +0.0%
2012 4 number per year +33.3%
2013 4 number per year +0.0%
2014 4 number per year +0.0%
2015 4 number per year +0.0%
2016 4 number per year +0.0%
2017 4 number per year +0.0%
2018 4 number per year +0.0%
2019 4 number per year +0.0%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 4 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 40% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 4 number per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15 number per year, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3 number per year 3 number per year 3 number per year 3
2010s 3.8 number per year 3 number per year 4 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 187 Saudi Arabia 4 number per year compare
  2. 189 Bahrain 3 number per year compare
  3. 189 Hong Kong 3 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Qatar?
Paying taxes: payments in Qatar was 4 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 4 number per year in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 3 number per year in 2007.
How does Qatar rank for paying taxes: payments?
Qatar ranks 187th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.