Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) was 15.08 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 15.08 billion current LCU for taxes less subsidies on products in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 141.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products in Bulgaria peaked at 15.08 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -980,000 current LCU, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 173,000 current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 346,000 current LCU | +100.0% |
| 1982 | -11,000 current LCU | -103.2% |
| 1983 | 16,000 current LCU | -245.5% |
| 1984 | 26,000 current LCU | +62.5% |
| 1985 | 77,000 current LCU | +196.2% |
| 1986 | 299,000 current LCU | +288.3% |
| 1987 | -620,000 current LCU | -307.4% |
| 1988 | -962,000 current LCU | +55.2% |
| 1989 | -622,000 current LCU | -35.3% |
| 1990 | -980,000 current LCU | +57.6% |
| 1991 | 6.36 million current LCU | -748.9% |
| 1992 | 10.50 million current LCU | +65.1% |
| 1993 | 18.49 million current LCU | +76.1% |
| 1994 | 37.29 million current LCU | +101.7% |
| 1995 | 49.66 million current LCU | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 92.40 million current LCU | +86.1% |
| 1997 | 842.44 million current LCU | +811.7% |
| 1998 | 1.47 billion current LCU | +74.5% |
| 1999 | 1.45 billion current LCU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.77 billion current LCU | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 1.89 billion current LCU | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.92 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.39 billion current LCU | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 3.03 billion current LCU | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 3.60 billion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 4.27 billion current LCU | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 4.92 billion current LCU | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 5.93 billion current LCU | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 4.90 billion current LCU | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 4.87 billion current LCU | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.28 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 5.49 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.80 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.71 billion current LCU | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.24 billion current LCU | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 6.77 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 7.35 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.51 billion current LCU | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.41 billion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 8.17 billion current LCU | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.91 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 9.55 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 11.67 billion current LCU | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 13.36 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 2025 | 15.08 billion current LCU | +12.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.08 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.91 billion current LCU, 56% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.08 billion current LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.57 billion current LCU, 37% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) 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 | +811.7% | 92.40 million current LCU | 842.44 million current LCU |
| 1991 | +748.9% | -980,000 current LCU | 6.36 million current LCU |
| 1987 | -307.4% | 299,000 current LCU | -620,000 current LCU |
| 1986 | +288.3% | 77,000 current LCU | 299,000 current LCU |
| 1983 | +245.5% | -11,000 current LCU | 16,000 current LCU |
| 1985 | +196.2% | 26,000 current LCU | 77,000 current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -127,800 current LCU | -962,000 current LCU | 346,000 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 397.27 million current LCU | -980,000 current LCU | 1.47 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 billion current LCU | 1.77 billion current LCU | 5.93 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 billion current LCU | 4.87 billion current LCU | 8.41 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.12 billion current LCU | 8.17 billion current LCU | 15.08 billion current LCU | 6 |
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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)
- 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 in Bulgaria?
- Taxes less subsidies on products in Bulgaria was 15.08 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.08 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -980,000 current LCU in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for taxes less subsidies on products?
- Bulgaria ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.