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Bulgaria vs Czechia: tax rates compared

Czechia has an income tax rate of 23%, 13pp above Bulgaria's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and Czechia's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

six shared taxes, side by side
Tax	BG	CZ	Difference
Income Tax	10%	23%	CZ +13 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax	10%	21%	CZ +11 pp
VAT	20%	21%	CZ +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax	0%	0%	match
Crypto Tax	10%	0%	BG +10 pp
Wealth Tax	0%	0%	match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bulgaria	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-30
Czechia	23%	Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	−13 pp	Czechia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bulgaria	10%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Czechia	21%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	−11 pp	Czechia higher

Czechia has a corporate tax rate of 21%, 11pp above Bulgaria's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bulgaria	20%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-30
Czechia	21%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-07
Difference	−1 pp	Czechia higher

Czechia has a VAT rate of 21%, 1pp above Bulgaria's 20%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bulgaria	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-30
Czechia	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-07
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Bulgaria and Czechia share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bulgaria	10%	Source: Национална агенция за приходите / National Revenue Agency (Bulgaria) — Криптоактиви (virtual currencies FAQ) · as of 2026-07-19
Czechia	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-07
Difference	+10 pp	Bulgaria higher

Bulgaria has a crypto tax rate of 10%, 10pp above Czechia's 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bulgaria	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-30
Czechia	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-07
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Bulgaria and Czechia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.