Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 39.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bulgaria, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bulgaria is 39.41, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 160.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bulgaria peaked at 40.19 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.15, in 2005.
Bulgaria ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.15 | — |
| 2006 | 15.15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.08 | +118.4% |
| 2012 | 40.19 | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 40.19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.56 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 37.56 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.56 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.56 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.41 | +4.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 39.41 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 46% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 39.41 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 48% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.15 | 15.15 | 15.15 | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.84 | 15.15 | 40.19 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 176 Senegal 43.28 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 compare
- 178 Bangladesh 40.34 compare
- 180 Central African Republic 32.92 compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 31.53 compare
- 182 Congo 14.53 compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bulgaria?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bulgaria was 39.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.19 in 2012.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.15 in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Bulgaria ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.2%. 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: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time to comply with tax laws 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.