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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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
6 Argentina 41.8
2 Brazil 52.1
12 Bulgaria 37.4
19 Canada 33.2
9 China 39.2
1 Colombia 53.6
29 Czechia 25.9
5 Ecuador 45.0
27 Finland 26.8
23 France 32.3
25 Germany 30.8
17 Greece 35.8
3 Honduras 49.9
10 Indonesia 38.8
18 Italy 34.7
20 Liberia 33.2
11 Lithuania 37.7
4 Mexico 48.9
26 Netherlands 28.6
28 Norway 26.8
22 Poland 32.8
16 Romania 36.0
13 Russia 36.9
24 South Korea 31.2
15 Spain 36.1
8 Türkiye 41.2
21 United Kingdom 33.1
7 United States 41.7
14 Yemen 36.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

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.