Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4914 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bulgaria, 1980–2023
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria stood at 0.4914.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5017 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2494, in 1988.
That places Bulgaria 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2848 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2818 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3053 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2959 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2951 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2512 | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2494 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2796 | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3058 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3819 | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4293 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4676 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4493 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4376 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4293 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4001 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3933 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4072 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4267 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4145 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4343 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4262 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4245 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4284 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4489 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4266 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4434 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4511 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4809 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5002 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4973 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4824 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4755 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4877 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5017 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4914 | -2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.4914 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.4914 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2804 | 0.2494 | 0.3053 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4126 | 0.3058 | 0.4676 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.417 | 0.3933 | 0.4343 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4584 | 0.4245 | 0.5002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4891 | 0.4755 | 0.5017 | 4 |
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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria was 0.4914 in 2023, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5017 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2494 in 1988.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Bulgaria ranks 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 after taxes and benefits.