Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 6.65 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6.65 billion current LCU for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 204.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria peaked at 6.65 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.25 million current LCU, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 113th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.25 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 9.65 million current LCU | +197.1% |
| 1992 | 7.72 million current LCU | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 6.45 million current LCU | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 15.14 million current LCU | +134.7% |
| 1995 | 18.70 million current LCU | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 35.96 million current LCU | +92.3% |
| 1997 | 882.12 million current LCU | +2352.7% |
| 1998 | 944.71 million current LCU | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 920.89 million current LCU | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 billion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 billion current LCU | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.16 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 billion current LCU | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.21 billion current LCU | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.49 billion current LCU | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 1.98 billion current LCU | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 2.08 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.82 billion current LCU | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 1.73 billion current LCU | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.85 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.89 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.04 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.18 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 2.40 billion current LCU | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 2.62 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 2.97 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 3.15 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.47 billion current LCU | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 3.48 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.43 billion current LCU | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 5.19 billion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 5.89 billion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 6.65 billion current LCU | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 284.46 million current LCU | 3.25 million current LCU | 944.71 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 billion current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | 2.08 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 billion current LCU | 1.73 billion current LCU | 3.47 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 billion current LCU | 3.48 billion current LCU | 6.65 billion current LCU | 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 income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria was 6.65 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.65 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.