Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 30.7% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 30.7% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bulgaria peaked at 62.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2005.
Bulgaria ranks 106th 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 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.7% | — |
| 1991 | 62.3% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 27.7% | -37.6% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +83.6% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +1.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 30.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 70% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 30.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 | +83.6% | 26.6% | 48.9% |
| 1993 | -37.6% | 44.5% | 27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 25.7% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 24.1% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 24.3% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.7% | 30.7% | 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 30.7% 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 62.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bulgaria ranks 106th 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 18.4%. 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 total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.