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Income inequality (Gini) in Bulgaria

1989 – 2023 · 25 data points 8 of 22 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1989 – 2023

Income inequality (Gini), 1989 – 2023 index
+7.9% since 2013

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1989 – 2023

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1989 – 2023
Latest value 39.5 · 2023
First value 23.4 · 1989
Highest 41.3 · 2018
Lowest 23.4 · 1989
Average change +1.6% a year on average
Data points 25

By year

All years · 1989 – 2023

YearBulgariaChange
2023 39.5 +3.4%
2022 38.2 −2.1%
2021 39.0 −3.7%
2020 40.5 +0.5%
2019 40.3 −2.4%
2018 41.3 +2.2%
2017 40.4 −0.5%
2016 40.6 +5.2%
2015 38.6 +3.2%
2014 37.4 +2.2%
2013 36.6 +1.7%
2012 36.0 +5.0%
2011 34.3 −3.9%
2010 35.7 +5.6%
2009 33.8 +0.6%
2008 33.6 −6.9%
2007 36.1 +1.1%
2006 35.7 +24%
2003 28.9 −12%
2001 32.7 +24%
1997 26.4 −20%
1995 32.8 +35%
1994 24.3 −21%
1992 30.7 +31%
1989 23.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1989 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
6 Argentina 43.3
1 Brazil 53.5
8 Bulgaria 40.3
21 Canada 31.8
9 China 38.2
2 Colombia 52.5
27 Czechia 25.3
4 Ecuador 45.7
20 Egypt 31.9
25 Finland 27.7
22 France 31.2
19 Germany 32.2
17 Greece 33.1
3 Honduras 48.2
11 Indonesia 35.4
14 Italy 34.6
12 Lithuania 35.3
23 Netherlands 29.2
26 Norway 27.7
24 Poland 28.8
13 Romania 34.8
10 Russia 35.7
16 South Korea 33.2
15 Spain 34.3
5 Türkiye 43.8
18 United Kingdom 32.8
7 United States 41.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

What it means

How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.

How it is calculated

Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.