Which has higher tax revenue, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?

Bulgaria, at 20.7% against 20.2% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria: Tax revenue

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20.2%

in 2024

Bulgaria

20.7%

in 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

51st

Bulgaria rank

48th

Tax revenue over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 20.7% against 20.2% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st and Bulgaria ranks 48th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.4%	21.0%	0.6%	Bulgaria
2010s	19.9%	19.5%	0.4%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	19.2%	20.7%	1.5%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 20.7% against 20.2% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria rank globally for tax revenue?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st and Bulgaria ranks 48th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.