Bulgaria: Tax revenue

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 Bulgaria

Tax revenue, percent of GDP

 Latest value 20.67
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2024
 Average 19.54
 Min - Max 11.16 - 23.83
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 20.67 percent, an increase from 20.52 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 18.04 percent, based on data from 88 countries. Historically, the average for Bulgaria from 1990 to 2024 is 19.54 percent. The minimum value, 11.16 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 23.83 percent was recorded in 1990. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Bulgaria: Tax revenue
 2024 20.67
 2023 20.52
 2022 21.73
 2021 20.59
 2020 20.20
 2019 20.60
 2018 19.98
 2017 20.52




Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

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 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -3.04 2024 percent
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 Government expenditure 6.34 Q2/2026 billion
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 Taxes on goods and services 41.55 2024 percent
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