Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 71.25 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
71.25
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
77th
of 183 countries
All-time high
71.25
in 2019
All-time low
70.54
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Bulgaria, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 70.52016: 70.52017: 70.52018: 712019: 71.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Bulgaria stood at 71.25. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.

Bulgaria ranks 77th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Bulgaria, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 70.54 —
2016 70.54 +0.0%
2017 70.54 +0.0%
2018 71.02 +0.7%
2019 71.25 +0.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 71.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 71.25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.45, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 74 Uganda 72.28 compare
  2. 75 Singapore 71.97 compare
  3. 76 Senegal 71.81 compare
  4. 78 United Kingdom 71 compare
  5. 79 Montenegro 70.49 compare
  6. 80 Antigua and Barbuda 69.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Bulgaria?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Bulgaria was 71.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 71.25 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 70.54 in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Bulgaria ranks 77th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 915 data points, 2015–2019
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The score for postfiling index 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, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.