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Bulgaria vs Pakistan: tax rates compared
Between the two, Pakistan's income tax rate (35%) tops Bulgaria's (10%) by 25pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Bulgaria sits below it, Pakistan sits above it.
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
| Tax | BG | PK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 10% | 35% | PK +25 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 10% | 29% | PK +19 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 18% | BG +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | PK +15 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Pakistan | 35% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | −25 pp | Pakistan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 10% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Pakistan | 29% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Pakistan higher |
Between the two, Pakistan's corporate tax rate (29%) tops Bulgaria's (10%) by 19pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bulgaria sits below it, Pakistan sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Pakistan | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Bulgaria higher |
Between the two, Bulgaria's VAT rate (20%) tops Pakistan's (18%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Pakistan | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Pakistan higher |
Between the two, Pakistan's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Bulgaria's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bulgaria sits below it, Pakistan sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Pakistan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Bulgaria and Pakistan both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.