Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 19.46 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Bulgaria, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 19.46 Percentage of taxable income for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 470.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Bulgaria peaked at 24.48 Percentage of taxable income in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.41 Percentage of taxable income, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 66th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.41 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 3.54 Percentage of taxable income | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.03 Percentage of taxable income | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 4.36 Percentage of taxable income | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.43 Percentage of taxable income | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 24.23 Percentage of taxable income | +346.3% |
| 2024 | 24.48 Percentage of taxable income | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 19.46 Percentage of taxable income | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.66 Percentage of taxable income | 3.41 Percentage of taxable income | 4.03 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.59 Percentage of taxable income | 4.36 Percentage of taxable income | 24.48 Percentage of taxable income | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 63 Croatia 22.48 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 64 Andorra 21.19 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 65 Switzerland 20.76 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 67 Slovenia 19.34 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 68 Panama 19.3 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 69 Canada 18.03 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Bulgaria?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Bulgaria was 19.46 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.48 Percentage of taxable income in 2024.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 470.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.