Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Bulgaria or Sweden?

Bulgaria, at 18.4% against 18.2% in Sweden as of 2024.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bulgaria vs Sweden: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Bulgaria

18.4%

in 2024

Sweden

18.2%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

104th

Sweden rank

106th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Bulgaria
Sweden

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 18.4% against 18.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 104th and Sweden ranks 106th of 153 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.6%	11.5%	10.1%	Bulgaria
2000s	16.6%	15.6%	0.9%	Bulgaria
2010s	15.6%	15.2%	0.4%	Bulgaria
2020s	17.6%	17.0%	0.6%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Bulgaria or Sweden?: Bulgaria, at 18.4% against 18.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Bulgaria and Sweden?: 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Bulgaria ranks 104th and Sweden ranks 106th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.