Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 39.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
39.41
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
176th
of 188 countries
All-time high
40.19
in 2012
All-time low
15.15
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bulgaria, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 15.12006: 15.12007: 15.12008: 15.12009: 15.12010: 15.12011: 33.12012: 40.22013: 40.22014: 40.22015: 37.62016: 37.62017: 37.62018: 37.62019: 39.4

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 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.15 15.15 15.15 5
2010s 35.84 15.15 40.19 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 173 Senegal 43.28 compare
  2. 174 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 compare
  3. 175 Bangladesh 40.34 compare
  4. 177 Central African Republic 32.92 compare
  5. 178 Equatorial Guinea 31.53 compare
  6. 179 Congo 14.53 compare

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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 176th out of 188 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.