Bulgaria vs Russia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bulgaria
30.0%
in 2023
Russia
30.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Russia rank
39th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 30.5% against 30.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Russia ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 32.5% | 1.7% | Russia |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 31.5% | 5.3% | Russia |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 27.6% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
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 Russia?
- Russia, at 30.5% against 30.0% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.5%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Russia ranks 39th 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.