Paying taxes: Time in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Time was 441 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
441 hours per year
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 187 countries
All-time high
598 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
436 hours per year
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Bulgaria, 2005–2019

02004006002005201220192005: 598 hours per year2006: 598 hours per year2007: 598 hours per year2008: 598 hours per year2009: 598 hours per year2010: 598 hours per year2011: 482 hours per year2012: 436 hours per year2013: 436 hours per year2014: 436 hours per year2015: 453 hours per year2016: 453 hours per year2017: 453 hours per year2018: 453 hours per year2019: 441 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Bulgaria stood at 441 hours per year.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Bulgaria peaked at 598 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 436 hours per year, in 2012.

That places Bulgaria 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 598 hours per year 598 hours per year 598 hours per year 5
2010s 464.1 hours per year 436 hours per year 598 hours per year 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Bulgaria?
Paying taxes: time in Bulgaria was 441 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 598 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 436 hours per year in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes: time?
Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.