Bulgaria vs Kyrgyzstan: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bulgaria
14.5%
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
14.8%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
15th
Kyrgyzstan rank
14th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bulgaria
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 14.8% against 14.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.5% | 3.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.6% | 3.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.4% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Bulgaria or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 14.8% against 14.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.3%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.