Bulgaria vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Bulgaria
41.5%
in 2024
Maldives
42.3%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
36th
Maldives rank
33rd
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) over time
- Bulgaria
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 42.3% against 41.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Maldives ranks 33rd of 156 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 15.3% | 9.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 10.9% | 28.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 32.7% | 11.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 37.6% | 5.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bulgaria or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 42.3% against 41.5% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bulgaria and Maldives?
- 0.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Maldives rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Maldives ranks 33rd of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.