Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 41.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria stood at 41.5%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria peaked at 45.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% | — |
| 1991 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +28.1% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +54.0% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 34.1% | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 41.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 41.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +54.0% | 18.3% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 14.3% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 32.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 41.0% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 40.9% | 43.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria?
- Taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria was 41.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.