Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 22 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Bulgaria, 2008–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 22 Percentage of median disposable household income for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Bulgaria peaked at 22 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2009 | 13 Percentage of median disposable household income | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 15 Percentage of median disposable household income | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 14 Percentage of median disposable household income | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 14 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 Percentage of median disposable household income | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 13 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 Percentage of median disposable household income | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 12 Percentage of median disposable household income | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 12 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 10 Percentage of median disposable household income | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 10 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 19 Percentage of median disposable household income | +72.7% |
| 2025 | 22 Percentage of median disposable household income | +15.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 22 Percentage of median disposable household income is below the median for high income countries, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 88% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 22 Percentage of median disposable household income is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5 Percentage of median disposable household income | 12 Percentage of median disposable household income | 13 Percentage of median disposable household income | 2 |
| 2010s | 13 Percentage of median disposable household income | 11 Percentage of median disposable household income | 15 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 Percentage of median disposable household income | 22 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 17 OECD 23 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 17 Portugal 23 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 19 Greece 22 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 19 Norway 22 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 22 United Kingdom 21 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Bulgaria?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Bulgaria was 22 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.