Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 22.4 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
22.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 32 countries
All-time high
30.1
in 2014
All-time low
20.9
in 2010
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Bulgaria, 2008–2025

01020302008201620252008: 21.72009: 21.72010: 20.92011: 21.62012: 21.62013: 21.62014: 30.12015: 21.62016: 21.62017: 222018: 22.42019: 22.42020: 22.42021: 22.42022: 22.42023: 22.42024: 22.42025: 22.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 22.4 for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025.

The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Bulgaria peaked at 30.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.9, in 2010.

Bulgaria ranks 31st of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 21.7
2009 21.7 +0.0%
2010 20.9 -3.7%
2011 21.6 +3.3%
2012 21.6 +0.0%
2013 21.6 +0.0%
2014 30.1 +39.4%
2015 21.6 -28.2%
2016 21.6 +0.0%
2017 22 +1.9%
2018 22.4 +1.8%
2019 22.4 +0.0%
2020 22.4 +0.0%
2021 22.4 +0.0%
2022 22.4 +0.0%
2023 22.4 +0.0%
2024 22.4 +0.0%
2025 22.4 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.7 21.7 21.7 2
2010s 22.58 20.9 30.1 10
2020s 22.4 22.4 22.4 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 28 Estonia 28.51 compare
  2. 29 United States 27.7 compare
  3. 30 Spain 24.68 compare
  4. 32 Cyprus 11.45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Bulgaria?
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Bulgaria was 22.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2014.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 20.9 in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 777 data points, 2001–2025
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