Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 81.67 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
81.67
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 191 countries
All-time high
81.67
in 2012
All-time low
56.67
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Bulgaria, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 56.72006: 56.72007: 802008: 802009: 802010: 802011: 802012: 81.72013: 81.72014: 81.72015: 81.72016: 81.72017: 81.72018: 81.72019: 81.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Bulgaria is 81.67, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Bulgaria peaked at 81.67 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.67, in 2005.

Bulgaria ranks 80th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Bulgaria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 56.67 —
2006 56.67 +0.0%
2007 80 +41.2%
2008 80 +0.0%
2009 80 +0.0%
2010 80 +0.0%
2011 80 +0.0%
2012 81.67 +2.1%
2013 81.67 +0.0%
2014 81.67 +0.0%
2015 81.67 +0.0%
2016 81.67 +0.0%
2017 81.67 +0.0%
2018 81.67 +0.0%
2019 81.67 +0.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 81.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 81.67 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.33, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.67 56.67 80 5
2010s 81.33 80 81.67 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 79 Philippines 83.33 compare
  2. 80 Italy 81.67 compare
  3. 80 Romania 81.67 compare
  4. 83 Armenia 80 compare
  5. 83 Iraq 80 compare
  6. 83 Oman 80 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Bulgaria?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Bulgaria was 81.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 81.67 in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 56.67 in 2005.
How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.