Taxes less subsidies on products in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Taxes less subsidies on products 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 197 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 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% |
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)
- 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.4465 constant 2015 US$ 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 197 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.