Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 97.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
97.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2013
All-time low
72.7%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bulgaria, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 72.72006: 782007: 86.32008: 89.12009: 93.92010: 97.42011: 98.52012: 97.72013: 98.82014: 98.72015: 98.72016: 98.72017: 98.62018: 97.82019: 97

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bulgaria is 97.0%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bulgaria peaked at 98.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2005.

That places Bulgaria 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bulgaria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 72.7%
2006 78.0% +7.3%
2007 86.3% +10.7%
2008 89.1% +3.2%
2009 93.9% +5.5%
2010 97.4% +3.6%
2011 98.5% +1.2%
2012 97.7% -0.9%
2013 98.8% +1.1%
2014 98.7% -0.0%
2015 98.7% -0.0%
2016 98.7% -0.0%
2017 98.6% -0.1%
2018 97.8% -0.9%
2019 97.0% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.0% 72.7% 93.9% 5
2010s 98.2% 97.0% 98.8% 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 37 Oman 98.2% compare
  2. 38 Tonga 98.0% compare
  3. 39 Suriname 97.5% compare
  4. 41 Kazakhstan 96.8% compare
  5. 42 Jordan 96.6% compare
  6. 43 Switzerland 96.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bulgaria?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bulgaria was 97.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2005.
How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.