Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 18.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria is 18.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria peaked at 37.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1993.
Bulgaria ranks 104th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.0% | — |
| 1991 | 37.9% | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -44.4% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | -39.9% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +139.4% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | -29.9% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +3.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 18.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 18.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +139.4% | 13.3% | 32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 12.6% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.3% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 18.4% | 5 |
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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 18.4% 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 37.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1993.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th 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 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.