Bulgaria vs Romania: Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
30.18 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Romania
29.85 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Romania rank
33rd
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 30.18 international-$ in 2021 prices against 29.85 international-$ in 2021 prices in Romania, a difference of 0.33 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 33rd of 118 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 14.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 18.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 27.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.2289 international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 30.18 international-$ in 2021 prices against 29.85 international-$ in 2021 prices in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.33 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 33rd of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.