Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) was 3.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Bulgaria, 2005–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Bulgaria stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 46.2% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Bulgaria peaked at 3.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2005.
That places Bulgaria 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.5% | — |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 5 |
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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 households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Bulgaria?
- Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Bulgaria was 3.6% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
- Is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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