Which has higher tax rate, Bulgaria or Japan?

Bulgaria, at 22.4 Rate against 20.08 Rate in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in tax rate between Bulgaria and Japan?

2.32 Rate, with Bulgaria ahead.

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

Eurostat, published as Tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria

22.4 Rate

in 2025

Japan

20.08 Rate

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

9th

Japan rank

11th

Bulgaria currently reports 22.4 Rate against 20.08 Rate in Japan, a difference of 2.32 Rate.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 9th and Japan ranks 11th of 34 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Decade	Bulgaria	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.7 Rate	17.7 Rate	4 Rate	Bulgaria
2010s	21.74 Rate	19.36 Rate	2.37 Rate	Bulgaria
2020s	22.4 Rate	19.89 Rate	2.51 Rate	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher tax rate, Bulgaria or Japan?: Bulgaria, at 22.4 Rate against 20.08 Rate in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in tax rate between Bulgaria and Japan?: 2.32 Rate, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for tax rate?: Bulgaria ranks 9th and Japan ranks 11th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.