Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Qatar
Qatar: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average was 8.98 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Qatar, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2025, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Qatar stood at 8.98 Percentage of taxable income.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Qatar peaked at 9.19 Percentage of taxable income in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.12 Percentage of taxable income, in 2021.
That places Qatar 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.19 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 8.93 Percentage of taxable income | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.46 Percentage of taxable income | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 8.21 Percentage of taxable income | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 8.12 Percentage of taxable income | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.45 Percentage of taxable income | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 8.65 Percentage of taxable income | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.76 Percentage of taxable income | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.98 Percentage of taxable income | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.86 Percentage of taxable income | 8.46 Percentage of taxable income | 9.19 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.53 Percentage of taxable income | 8.12 Percentage of taxable income | 8.98 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 88 Liechtenstein 9.98 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 89 Macau, China 9.75 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 90 Hong Kong, China 9.75 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 92 Bahamas 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Guernsey 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 British Virgin Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Cayman Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Isle of Man 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Jersey 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 53.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 221,486 current LCU per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2020)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 30,604 constant 2015 US$ per person (2020)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Qatar?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Qatar was 8.98 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.19 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 Percentage of taxable income in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- Qatar ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.