Taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes on goods and services was 16.8% 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 % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria stood at 16.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria peaked at 20.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.9% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +88.0% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -46.0% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 6.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 14.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Bulgaria
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 361.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria?
- Taxes on goods and services in Bulgaria was 16.8% 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 20.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 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.