Relative at risk: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Relative at risk: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys was 25.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25.1%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
21st
of 49 countries
All-time high
35.6%
in 2007
All-time low
22.5%
in 2022
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Bulgaria stood at 25.1%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Bulgaria peaked at 35.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Relative at risk: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.5% | — |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +45.3% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 25.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.5%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 25.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 23.7% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 24.1% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 22.5% | 28.2% | 6 |
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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Bulgaria?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Bulgaria was 25.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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