Bulgaria vs Turkey: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Bulgaria
3,620 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2023
Turkey
3,065 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
47th
Turkey rank
48th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3,620 international-$ in 2025 prices against 3,065 international-$ in 2025 prices in Turkey, a difference of 555 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 48th of 113 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,988 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,201 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,787 international-$ in 2025 prices | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2,135 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,410 international-$ in 2025 prices | 724.89 international-$ in 2025 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3,037 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,890 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,147 international-$ in 2025 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3,087 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,502 international-$ in 2025 prices | 584.28 international-$ in 2025 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3,433 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,794 international-$ in 2025 prices | 638.95 international-$ in 2025 prices | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Bulgaria, at 3,620 international-$ in 2025 prices against 3,065 international-$ in 2025 prices in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 555 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 48th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.