Paying taxes: Time in Qatar
Qatar: Paying taxes: Time was 41 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in Qatar, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Qatar stood at 41 hours per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Qatar peaked at 48 hours per year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36 hours per year, in 2007.
That places Qatar 188th 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: Time in Qatar, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36 hours per year | — |
| 2008 | 36 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48 hours per year | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 41 hours per year | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 41 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41 hours per year | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 41 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 29% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 41 hours per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 hours per year | 36 hours per year | 36 hours per year | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.7 hours per year | 36 hours per year | 48 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Qatar?
- Paying taxes: time in Qatar was 41 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 48 hours per year in 2012.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 hours per year in 2007.
- How does Qatar rank for paying taxes: time?
- Qatar ranks 188th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.