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Bulgaria vs China: tax rates compared

China's income tax rate is 35pp higher than Bulgaria's (45% vs 10%). The 200-country average is 28%: Bulgaria sits below it, China sits above it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%45%Corporate10%25%VAT13%20%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BG CNDifference
Income Tax10%45%CN +35 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax10%25%CN +15 pp
VAT20%13%BG +7 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

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
China45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−35 ppChina higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bulgaria10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−15 ppChina higher

China's corporate tax rate is 15pp higher than Bulgaria's (25% vs 10%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bulgaria sits below it, China sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bulgaria20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-30
China13%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference+7 ppBulgaria higher

Bulgaria's VAT rate is 7pp higher than China's (20% vs 13%). The 181-country average is 15%: Bulgaria sits above it, China sits below it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and China's 2025-12-31, 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
China0%Source: State Taxation Administration Shanxi Provincial Tax Service — Caishuizi [1998] No. 61 (财税字〔1998〕61号) · as of 1998-03-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bulgaria's capital gains tax rate is identical to China's — both sit at 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and China's 1998-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bulgaria0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-30
China0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bulgaria's wealth tax rate is identical to China's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.