At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 39.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.5%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
40.1%
in 2017
All-time low
31.1%
in 2009
Years of data
20
2006–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Bulgaria is 39.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Bulgaria peaked at 40.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.9% | — |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.1% | 36.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 33.0% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.4% | 40.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 1 France 40.0% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.2% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 37.2% compare
- 5 Italy 36.8% compare
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 before social transfers (pensions included in) in Bulgaria?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Bulgaria was 39.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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