Bulgaria vs China: Gini coefficient (before tax)

Bulgaria
0.5501
in 2023
China
0.5536
in 2015
Bulgaria rank
57th
China rank
55th

Gini coefficient (before tax) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
00.20.40.6192419732023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.5536 against 0.5501 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0035.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 57th and China ranks 55th of 113 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3281 0.4045 0.0763 China
1990s 0.4694 0.4677 0.0017 Bulgaria
2000s 0.476 0.5313 0.0553 China
2010s 0.4852 0.5576 0.0724 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient (before tax), Bulgaria or China?
China, at 0.5536 against 0.5501 in Bulgaria as of 2015.
What is the difference in gini coefficient (before tax) between Bulgaria and China?
0.0035, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for gini coefficient (before tax)?
Bulgaria ranks 57th and China ranks 55th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gini coefficient (before tax)
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
Last refreshed

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.