Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 71.14 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Bulgaria, 1992–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Bulgaria is 71.14, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Bulgaria peaked at 98.07 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71.14, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 84th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.82 | 87.82 | 87.82 | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.57 | 91.33 | 98.07 | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.19 | 76.67 | 94.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.22 | 71.14 | 73.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,224 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.97 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.208 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.65 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0893 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0893 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1148 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2372 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Bulgaria?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Bulgaria was 71.14 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.07 in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.14 in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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