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

Latest (2024)
6.65 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
113th
of 153 countries
All-time high
6.65 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
3.25 million current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria, 1990–2024

02.0B4.0B6.0B1990200720241990: 3.2M current LCU1991: 9.7M current LCU1992: 7.7M current LCU1993: 6.4M current LCU1994: 15.1M current LCU1995: 18.7M current LCU1996: 36.0M current LCU1997: 882.1M current LCU1998: 944.7M current LCU1999: 920.9M current LCU2000: 1.0B current LCU2001: 1.1B current LCU2002: 1.0B current LCU2003: 1.2B current LCU2004: 1.2B current LCU2005: 1.2B current LCU2006: 1.5B current LCU2007: 2.0B current LCU2008: 2.1B current LCU2009: 1.8B current LCU2010: 1.7B current LCU2011: 1.9B current LCU2012: 1.9B current LCU2013: 2.0B current LCU2014: 2.2B current LCU2015: 2.4B current LCU2016: 2.6B current LCU2017: 3.0B current LCU2018: 3.1B current LCU2019: 3.5B current LCU2020: 3.5B current LCU2021: 4.4B current LCU2022: 5.2B current LCU2023: 5.9B current LCU2024: 6.6B current LCU

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

Annual values for Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 110 Cape Verde 9.96 billion current LCU compare
  2. 111 Azerbaijan 8.63 billion current LCU compare
  3. 112 Lithuania 8.34 billion current LCU compare
  4. 114 Eswatini 6.19 billion current LCU compare
  5. 115 Tunisia 6.06 billion current LCU compare
  6. 116 Slovenia 5.38 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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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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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,587 data points, 1972–2024
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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.