Bulgaria vs Maldives: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bulgaria
14.5%
in 2023
Maldives
15.0%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
15th
Maldives rank
13th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bulgaria
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 15.0% against 14.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 2.6% | 11.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 8.9% | 5.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.8% | 2.6% | 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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 15.0% 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 Maldives?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Maldives rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 13th 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.