Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 30.46 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Bulgaria, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 30.46 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Bulgaria peaked at 34.04 Percentage of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.18 Percentage of GDP, in 1995.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.18 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 21.43 Percentage of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 29.06 Percentage of GDP | +35.6% |
| 1998 | 30.33 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 32.91 Percentage of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 34.04 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 32.65 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 30.53 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 30.66 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 31.42 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 30.82 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 30.52 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.54 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.6 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.73 Percentage of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 25.4 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 25.48 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 26.08 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.13 Percentage of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 28.4 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.86 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 29.18 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.84 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.79 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.52 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 30.38 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.68 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.06 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 29.98 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 30.46 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.78 Percentage of GDP | 20.18 Percentage of GDP | 32.91 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.85 Percentage of GDP | 26.73 Percentage of GDP | 34.04 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.17 Percentage of GDP | 25.4 Percentage of GDP | 30.52 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.51 Percentage of GDP | 29.98 Percentage of GDP | 31.06 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,671 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 15.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.87 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 17,685 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7718 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 15,689 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Bulgaria?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Bulgaria was 30.46 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.04 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.18 Percentage of GDP in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.