Bulgaria vs Latvia: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 16.8% against 16.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 17th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 14.5% | 3.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 13.3% | 4.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 16.8% against 16.7% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 17th of 154 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.