Bulgaria

Bulgaria Passport, #5 globally

EU / Schengen

About the Bulgaria passport

The Bulgaria passport ranks #5 globally with elite international mobility, granting visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 159 of 199 countries. Alongside Estonia and Romania, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Holders cover 80% of the world without advance visa arrangements, placing them well above the global average. That figure breaks down as: 120 require no visa at all, 10 accept an electronic travel authorization, 29 offer visa on arrival.

Tax in Bulgaria

Bulgaria applies a top marginal income tax rate of 10% and a capital gains tax rate of 10%. The country operates a flat tax regime, applying a single flat rate to all income brackets. The flat-rate structure simplifies tax planning for residents and expats alike, with a predictable single rate applied regardless of income level.

Where Bulgaria passport holders can travel

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

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Sources: Henley Passport Index, government publications, OECD

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