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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
27 India 25.5
26 Czechia 25.9
25 Norway 26.9
24 Finland 27.9
23 Poland 28.9
22 Bangladesh 30.9
21 France 31.2
20 Canada 31.5
19 Romania 32.3
18 Greece 33.4
17 Spain 33.6
16 Italy 33.7
15 Germany 33.7
14 Russia 33.9
13 Lebanon 35.5
12 Indonesia 35.5
11 China 36.0
10 Lithuania 36.6
9 Bulgaria 38.2
8 Argentina 40.7
7 United States 41.7
6 Chile 43.2
5 Mexico 43.5
4 Türkiye 44.5
3 Ecuador 45.5
2 Brazil 51.9
1 Colombia 54.8

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

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.