Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 17.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Bulgaria, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Bulgaria stood at 17.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Bulgaria peaked at 28.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 31st of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.7% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.6% (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)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Bulgaria?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Bulgaria was 17.1% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".