Paying taxes: Time in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Time was 441 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Bulgaria, 2005–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- 9 Congo 602 hours per year compare
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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 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
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.