Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 72.64 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
72.64
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
93rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
73.53
in 2013
All-time low
48.16
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Bulgaria, 2005–2015

0204060802005201020152005: 48.22006: 49.92007: 60.52008: 61.42009: 632010: 64.22011: 70.52012: 73.22013: 73.52014: 73.52015: 72.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bulgaria stood at 72.64.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bulgaria peaked at 73.53 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.16, in 2005.

That places Bulgaria 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.61 48.16 63.03 5
2010s 71.27 64.17 73.53 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bulgaria?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bulgaria was 72.64 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 73.53 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 48.16 in 2005.
How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Bulgaria ranks 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,006 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.