Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 2,345 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Bulgaria stood at 2,345 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 162.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 2,345 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.1124 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 158th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0195 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0389 current LCU per person | +99.3% |
| 1982 | -0.0012 current LCU per person | -103.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 current LCU per person | -245.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 current LCU per person | +62.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 current LCU per person | +196.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 current LCU per person | +288.4% |
| 1987 | -0.0691 current LCU per person | -307.1% |
| 1988 | -0.1071 current LCU per person | +55.0% |
| 1989 | -0.0701 current LCU per person | -34.6% |
| 1990 | -0.1124 current LCU per person | +60.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7366 current LCU per person | -755.3% |
| 1992 | 1.23 current LCU per person | +66.9% |
| 1993 | 2.18 current LCU per person | +77.5% |
| 1994 | 4.42 current LCU per person | +102.4% |
| 1995 | 5.91 current LCU per person | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 11.05 current LCU per person | +87.0% |
| 1997 | 101.35 current LCU per person | +817.3% |
| 1998 | 178 current LCU per person | +75.6% |
| 1999 | 176.21 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 217.12 current LCU per person | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 235.89 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 245.03 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 306.75 current LCU per person | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 392 current LCU per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 469.39 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 562.3 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 652.48 current LCU per person | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 791.57 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 658.6 current LCU per person | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 658.18 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 717.9 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 752.12 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 809.8 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 807.06 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 893.93 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 982.38 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1,081 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1,119 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,271 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 1,247 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,370 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1,477 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 1,810 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 2,074 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2025 | 2,345 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2,345 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,931 current LCU per person, 40% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2,345 current LCU per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,091 current LCU per person, 46% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +817.3% | 11.05 current LCU per person | 101.35 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | +755.3% | -0.1124 current LCU per person | 0.7366 current LCU per person |
| 1987 | -307.1% | 0.0334 current LCU per person | -0.0691 current LCU per person |
| 1986 | +288.4% | 0.0086 current LCU per person | 0.0334 current LCU per person |
| 1983 | +245.1% | -0.0012 current LCU per person | 0.0018 current LCU per person |
| 1985 | +196.2% | 0.0029 current LCU per person | 0.0086 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0142 current LCU per person | -0.1071 current LCU per person | 0.0389 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1 current LCU per person | -0.1124 current LCU per person | 178 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 453.11 current LCU per person | 217.12 current LCU per person | 791.57 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 909.2 current LCU per person | 658.18 current LCU per person | 1,271 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,720 current LCU per person | 1,247 current LCU per person | 2,345 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Bulgaria?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Bulgaria was 2,345 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,345 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1124 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.