Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria stood at 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1339 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 150th 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 unit of GDP (unit) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +99.8% |
| 1982 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -103.2% |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -269.9% |
| 1984 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +58.3% |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +193.6% |
| 1986 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +236.6% |
| 1987 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -247.8% |
| 1988 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +91.8% |
| 1989 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 1990 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +65.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1862.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +46.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +39.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +125.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +187.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0744 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +890.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0978 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1061 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1339 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1332 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1171 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1128 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1156 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1204 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1243 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1108 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1089 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0942 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.096 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0915 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1012 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1039 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.123 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1256 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1243 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1136 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1227 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1159 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1056 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1055 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1142 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1179 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1155 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 100% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1633 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1862.9% | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +890.6% | 0.0075 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0744 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1983 | +269.9% | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1987 | -247.8% | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1986 | +236.6% | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1985 | +193.6% | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0296 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1061 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1171 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0942 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1339 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1102 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0915 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1256 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1124 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1055 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1179 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 147 Greece 0.1218 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Portugal 0.117 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Latvia 0.1156 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Estonia 0.1133 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Finland 0.113 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.105 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria was 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1339 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.