Gini coefficient (before tax) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.5501 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Bulgaria, 1924–2023
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gini coefficient (before tax) in Bulgaria stood at 0.5501.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5563 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2948, in 1988.
Bulgaria ranks 57th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3975 | 0.39 | 0.4062 | 6 |
| 1930s | 0.3992 | 0.3893 | 0.4056 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4049 | 0.4014 | 0.4101 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3281 | 0.2948 | 0.3544 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4694 | 0.36 | 0.5128 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.476 | 0.4613 | 0.4897 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5067 | 0.4717 | 0.5486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5457 | 0.5308 | 0.5563 | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.208 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0893 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1148 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Bulgaria?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Bulgaria was 0.5501 in 2023, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5563 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2948 in 1988.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 (before tax). 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 before taxes and benefits.