Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.4% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bulgaria peaked at 3.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 64th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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)
- 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bulgaria?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bulgaria was 0.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).