Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 82.4 Rate in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
82.4 Rate
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.4 Rate
in 2018
All-time low
76.7 Rate
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Bulgaria, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 82.4 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Bulgaria peaked at 82.4 Rate in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.7 Rate, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.7 Rate | — |
| 2009 | 81.7 Rate | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 80.9 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.6 Rate | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 81.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.4 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82.4 Rate | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2 Rate | 76.7 Rate | 81.7 Rate | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.73 Rate | 80.9 Rate | 82.4 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4 Rate | 82.4 Rate | 82.4 Rate | 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 - unemployment trap in Bulgaria?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Bulgaria was 82.4 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4 Rate in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7 Rate in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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