Gini index in Bulgaria
The Gini index for Bulgaria was 39.5 (0 to 100) in 2023.
Bulgaria, 2023
39.5
Change from 2022
+1.3points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
31.0 (0 to 100)
Gini index in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 39.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2022 | 38.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2021 | 39.0 (0 to 100) |
| 2020 | 40.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2019 | 40.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2018 | 41.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2017 | 40.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2016 | 40.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2015 | 38.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2014 | 37.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2013 | 36.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2012 | 36.0 (0 to 100) |
| 2011 | 34.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2010 | 35.7 (0 to 100) |
| 2009 | 33.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2008 | 33.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2007 | 36.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2006 | 35.7 (0 to 100) |
| 2003 | 28.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2001 | 32.7 (0 to 100) |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 points from 38.2 (0 to 100) in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 36.6 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by +2.9 points.
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All statistics for Bulgaria
Income inequality (Gini)
37.7 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income share held by the richest 10%
31.1%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
21.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
29.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
6.94 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
15.0%
2025 · Eurostat