Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 44.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
44.5
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
53rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
44.99
in 2022
All-time low
17.52
in 1988
Years of data
58
1924–2023
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Bulgaria, 1924–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 44.5 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Bulgaria peaked at 44.99 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.52, in 1988.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 33.11 | — |
| 1925 | 32.69 | -1.3% |
| 1926 | 32.02 | -2.0% |
| 1927 | 31.75 | -0.8% |
| 1928 | 31.54 | -0.7% |
| 1929 | 31.09 | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 30.97 | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 31.32 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 31.33 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 31.91 | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 31.97 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 31.93 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 31.9 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 32.29 | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 32.31 | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 32.18 | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 32.7 | +1.6% |
| 1941 | 32.28 | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 32.06 | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 31.31 | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 31.14 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 31.04 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 21.38 | -31.1% |
| 1981 | 21.64 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 24.66 | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 24.39 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 23.89 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 18.12 | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 17.52 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 22.75 | +29.9% |
| 1990 | 25.56 | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 33.63 | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 38.95 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 40.52 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 38.87 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 38.01 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 36.13 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 36.1 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.03 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 36.22 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 37.59 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 36.47 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 35.63 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 35.46 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.3 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 35.55 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 37.53 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 36.05 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 37.95 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 39.08 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 41.88 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 44.34 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 44.19 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 41.97 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 41.97 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.79 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 44.99 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 44.5 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 32.03 | 31.09 | 33.11 | 6 |
| 1930s | 31.81 | 30.97 | 32.31 | 10 |
| 1940s | 31.75 | 31.04 | 32.7 | 6 |
| 1980s | 21.79 | 17.52 | 24.66 | 8 |
| 1990s | 35.97 | 25.56 | 40.52 | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.07 | 35.03 | 37.59 | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.38 | 35.3 | 44.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.81 | 41.97 | 44.99 | 4 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.208 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Bulgaria?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Bulgaria was 44.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.99 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.52 in 1988.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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