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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
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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