At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 41 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2008
All-time low
3.2%
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Bulgaria, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3.2% for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Bulgaria peaked at 21.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 35th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.4% | — |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -38.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -25.6% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 43% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 45% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.1% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 8.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Bulgaria was 3.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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