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Bulgaria vs Tajikistan: tax rates compared
Between the two, Tajikistan's income tax rate (15%) tops Bulgaria's (10%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, 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
| Tax | BG | TJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 10% | 15% | TJ +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 10% | 18% | TJ +8 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 14% | BG +6 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | TJ +15 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025), Art. 183 · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 10% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tajikistan | 18% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −8 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Between the two, Tajikistan's corporate tax rate (18%) tops Bulgaria's (10%) by 8pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Tajikistan | 14% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | +6 pp | Bulgaria higher |
Between the two, Bulgaria's VAT rate (20%) tops Tajikistan's (14%) by 6pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Bulgaria sits above it, Tajikistan sits below it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and Tajikistan's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025) · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Between the two, Tajikistan's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Bulgaria's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bulgaria sits below it, Tajikistan sits above it. Bulgaria's figure is dated 2026-01-30 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Tajikistan | 0% | Source: FAOLEX (FAO legal database) — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Bulgaria and Tajikistan 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.