Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 13.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Bulgaria, 2006–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Bulgaria stood at 13.0%.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Bulgaria peaked at 20.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2018.
That places Bulgaria 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.8% | — |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 18.2% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 15.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 33 Republic of Korea 14.6% compare
- 34 Brazil 13.5% compare
- 35 Switzerland 13.3% compare
- 37 Costa Rica 9.4% compare
- 38 Chile 5.9% compare
- 39 Mexico 2.4% compare
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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Bulgaria?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Bulgaria was 13.0% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.