Bulgaria vs Portugal: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bulgaria
14.5%
in 2023
Portugal
14.0%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
15th
Portugal rank
18th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 14.5% against 14.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 13.4% | 4.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 0.2% | 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 Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 14.5% against 14.0% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 18th 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.