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

0204060802008201620252008: 76.7 Rate2009: 81.7 Rate2010: 80.9 Rate2011: 81.6 Rate2012: 81.6 Rate2013: 81.6 Rate2014: 81.6 Rate2015: 81.6 Rate2016: 81.6 Rate2017: 82 Rate2018: 82.4 Rate2019: 82.4 Rate2020: 82.4 Rate2021: 82.4 Rate2022: 82.4 Rate2023: 82.4 Rate2024: 82.4 Rate2025: 82.4 Rate

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 10 Belgium 83.5 Rate compare
  2. 11 Latvia 83.13 Rate compare
  3. 11 Latvia 83.13 Rate compare
  4. 14 Portugal 79.91 Rate compare
  5. 15 Germany 79.86 Rate compare
  6. 16 Spain 79.72 Rate compare

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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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Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,050 data points, 2001–2025
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