Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 29.97 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bulgaria, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bulgaria is 29.97, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bulgaria peaked at 34.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.34, in 1995.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.34 | — |
| 1996 | 21.63 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 29.28 | +35.4% |
| 1998 | 30.61 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 33.27 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 34.04 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 32.65 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 30.53 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 30.66 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 31.42 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 30.82 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 30.52 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.29 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 30.29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.55 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 25.25 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 25.32 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 25.93 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.96 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 28.23 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.7 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.98 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.66 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.47 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.17 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.3 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 30.48 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.88 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 29.97 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.02 | 20.34 | 33.27 | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.78 | 26.55 | 34.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.97 | 25.25 | 30.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.41 | 29.97 | 30.88 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bulgaria?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Bulgaria was 29.97 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.34 in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.