Bulgaria vs Thailand: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax
Bulgaria
17.0%
in 2023
Thailand
17.3%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
26th
Thailand rank
23rd
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax over time
- Bulgaria
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 17.3% against 17.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thailand ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 23.3% | 20.8% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 21.2% | 11.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 20.7% | 10.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 17.4% | 3.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 16.1% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 1% before and after tax, Bulgaria or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 17.3% against 17.0% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 1% before and after tax between Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Thailand rank globally for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.