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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
1 Colombia 55.1
2 Brazil 52.9
3 Ecuador 45.8
4 Türkiye 44.4
5 Argentina 42.4
6 Philippines 40.7
7 United States 39.7
8 Bulgaria 39.0
9 Lithuania 36.7
10 China 35.8
11 Indonesia 35.5
12 Russia 35.1
13 Italy 34.8
14 Spain 33.9
15 Romania 33.9
16 Germany 33.6
17 Greece 32.9
18 South Korea 32.9
19 United Kingdom 32.4
20 France 31.5
21 Canada 31.1
22 Norway 29.1
23 Egypt 28.5
24 Poland 28.5
25 Finland 27.7
26 Czechia 26.2
27 Netherlands 25.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

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.