Bulgaria vs Croatia: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Bulgaria
20.7%
in 2024
Croatia
21.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
48th
Croatia rank
45th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 21.2% against 20.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Croatia ranks 45th of 157 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 21.9% | 4.5% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 21.5% | 1.0% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 21.0% | 1.5% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 21.2% | 0.4% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Bulgaria or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 21.2% against 20.7% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 0.5%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th and Croatia ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.