Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Qatar
Qatar: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 4.43 in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Qatar, 2000–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2008, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Qatar stood at 4.43.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 578.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Qatar peaked at 4.65 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6532, in 2000.
That places Qatar 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6532 | — |
| 2001 | 2.67 | +308.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | -62.1% |
| 2003 | 2.03 | +100.7% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 1.34 | -46.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +154.5% |
| 2007 | 4.65 | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 4.43 | -4.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 4.43 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.81, 15% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 4.43 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.99, 55% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Qatar
More poverty & inequality data for Qatar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 18,275 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 62.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 4.4% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Qatar?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Qatar was 4.43 in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6532 in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Qatar ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 578.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.