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Bulgaria vs Central African Republic: tax rates compared

Central African Republic has an income tax rate of 40%, 30pp above Bulgaria's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Bulgaria sits below it, Central African Republic sits above it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and Central African Republic's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%40%Corporate10%30%VAT19%20%Capital Gains0%40%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BG CFDifference
Income Tax10%40%CF +30 pp
Corporate Tax10%30%CF +20 pp
VAT20%19%BG +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%40%CF +40 pplargest gap

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bulgaria10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-30
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference−30 ppCentral African Republic higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bulgaria10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Central African Republic30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−20 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 20pp above Bulgaria's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bulgaria sits below it, Central African Republic sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bulgaria20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-30
Central African Republic19%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 257) · as of 2019-01-01
Difference+1 ppBulgaria higher

Bulgaria has a VAT rate of 20%, 1pp above Central African Republic's 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and Central African Republic's 2019-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bulgaria0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-30
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Articles 55, 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference−40 ppCentral African Republic higher

Central African Republic has a capital gains tax rate of 40%, 40pp above Bulgaria's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bulgaria sits below it, Central African Republic sits above it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and Central African Republic's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.