Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Tax revenue
Bulgaria
20.7%
in 2024
Ukraine
21.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
48th
Ukraine rank
45th
Tax revenue over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 21.0% against 20.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 45th of 157 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 13.0% | 7.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 14.6% | 5.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.4% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.7% | 2.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 21.0% against 20.7% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 0.3%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for tax revenue?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th and Ukraine 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.