Income share held by the richest 10% in Bulgaria
The richest 10% of people in Bulgaria received 31.1% of total income or consumption in 2023.
Bulgaria, 2023
31.1%
Change from 2022
+1.0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
24.6%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 30.1% |
| 2021 | 29.9% |
| 2020 | 32.6% |
| 2019 | 31.4% |
| 2018 | 32.6% |
| 2017 | 31.9% |
| 2016 | 31.4% |
| 2015 | 28.7% |
| 2014 | 28.8% |
| 2013 | 27.6% |
| 2012 | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 26.9% |
| 2009 | 25.7% |
| 2008 | 25.7% |
| 2007 | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 26.6% |
| 2003 | 23.6% |
| 2001 | 24.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 30.1% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 27.6%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
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