Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gender differences in the relative median income ratio was 0.61 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.61
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
39th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.72
in 2006
All-time low
0.52
in 2022
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Bulgaria stood at 0.61.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Bulgaria peaked at 0.72 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.52, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.72 | — |
| 2007 | 0.65 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.59 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.57 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.58 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.62 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.58 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.65 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.59 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.65 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.58 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.56 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.52 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.67 | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.63 | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.61 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6325 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.599 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.585 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 12,870 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5617 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 11,418 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Bulgaria?
- Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Bulgaria was 0.61 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender differences in the relative median income ratio recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender differences in the relative median income ratio recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gender differences in the relative median income ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender differences in the relative median income ratio rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender differences in the relative median income ratio (65+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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