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Bulgaria vs Zambia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Zambia's income tax rate (37%) tops Bulgaria's (10%) by 27pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Bulgaria sits below it, Zambia 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 | ZM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 10% | 37% | ZM +27 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 10% | 30% | ZM +20 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 16% | BG +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| 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 |
| Zambia | 37% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −27 pp | Zambia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 10% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Zambia | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −20 pp | Zambia higher |
Between the two, Zambia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Bulgaria's (10%) by 20pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bulgaria sits below it, Zambia sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Zambia | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | +4 pp | Bulgaria higher |
Between the two, Bulgaria's VAT rate (20%) tops Zambia's (16%) by 4pp. 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 |
| Zambia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Bulgaria and Zambia both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bulgaria (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-30 |
| Zambia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Bulgaria and Zambia 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.