Bulgaria vs Russian Federation: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Bulgaria
30.0%
in 2023
Russian Federation
30.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Russian Federation rank
39th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Bulgaria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 32.5% | 1.7% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 31.5% | 5.3% | Russian Federation |
| 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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation?
- 0.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Russian Federation rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Russian Federation 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.