Qatar or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Qatar, ahead by 3.8 FiScore points.

Qatar

8.9/10

12th of 217

Tax Qatar United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 10% 21% −11.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 10% to 37% −37.0 points
VAT standard rate 5% 11.73% −6.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Qatar

General regime share of profit for foreign partners 10%
Companies owned by Gulf nationals 0%
Multinational groups revenue over 750 M€, from 2025 15%
Oil and gas special agreements 35%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Qatar page See the United States page