Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Social contributions

Bulgaria
25.7%
in 2024
Luxembourg
27.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
37th
Luxembourg rank
35th

Social contributions over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Luxembourg
0102030197219982024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 27.1% against 25.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 37th and Luxembourg ranks 35th of 112 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 26.6% 26.8% 0.2% Luxembourg
2000s 25.2% 28.9% 3.7% Luxembourg
2010s 23.5% 29.4% 5.9% Luxembourg
2020s 25.2% 28.9% 3.6% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher social contributions, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 27.1% against 25.7% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in social contributions between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
1.4%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for social contributions?
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Luxembourg ranks 35th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Social contributions. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-contributions-percent-of-revenue/bulgaria/luxembourg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-contributions-percent-of-revenue/bulgaria/luxembourg/">Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Social contributions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Social contributions (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 3,931 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.