Bulgaria vs Israel: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bulgaria
30.0%
in 2023
Israel
29.8%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Israel rank
43rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 30.0% against 29.8% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Israel ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Israel ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 33.6% | 6.6% | Israel |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 32.5% | 1.7% | Israel |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 30.6% | 2.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 31.1% | 0.7% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Bulgaria or Israel?
- Bulgaria, at 30.0% against 29.8% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bulgaria and Israel?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Israel ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.