Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2372 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bulgaria, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Bulgaria stood at 0.2372.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2634 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1852, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1852 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2061 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1987 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2126 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2226 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2253 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2507 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2634 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2523 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2592 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2521 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2475 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2372 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2372 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2372 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2372 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2276 | 0.1852 | 0.2634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2435 | 0.2372 | 0.2521 | 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 income inequality: atkinson index in Bulgaria?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Bulgaria was 0.2372 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2634 in 2017.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1852 in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.