Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations was 18.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.32
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
28th
of 113 countries
All-time high
19.64
in 2017
All-time low
2.05
in 1988
Years of data
58
1924–2023

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Bulgaria, 1924–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 18.32 for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in 2023.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Bulgaria peaked at 19.64 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.05, in 1988.

That places Bulgaria 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Bulgaria, 1924 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1924 11.67
1925 11.34 -2.8%
1926 10.69 -5.7%
1927 10.56 -1.2%
1928 10.5 -0.6%
1929 10.14 -3.4%
1930 10.21 +0.7%
1931 10.37 +1.6%
1932 10.09 -2.7%
1933 10.54 +4.5%
1934 10.32 -2.1%
1935 9.97 -3.4%
1936 9.63 -3.4%
1937 9.85 +2.3%
1938 9.58 -2.7%
1939 9.09 -5.1%
1940 9.49 +4.4%
1941 9.23 -2.7%
1942 9.25 +0.2%
1943 8.56 -7.5%
1944 8.63 +0.8%
1945 8.81 +2.1%
1980 3.29 -62.7%
1981 3.52 +7.0%
1982 5.45 +54.8%
1983 5.42 -0.6%
1984 5.13 -5.4%
1987 2.18 -57.5%
1988 2.05 -6.0%
1989 4.5 +119.5%
1990 5.68 +26.2%
1993 10.47 +84.3%
1994 12.72 +21.5%
1995 13.81 +8.6%
1996 12.83 -7.1%
1997 12.18 -5.1%
1998 11.17 -8.3%
1999 10.89 -2.5%
2000 10.24 -6.0%
2001 11.2 +9.4%
2002 12.2 +8.9%
2003 10.97 -10.1%
2006 11.51 +4.9%
2009 11.87 +3.1%
2010 11.88 +0.1%
2011 12.54 +5.6%
2012 13.96 +11.3%
2013 12.61 -9.7%
2014 13.88 +10.1%
2015 14.26 +2.7%
2016 16.88 +18.4%
2017 19.64 +16.4%
2018 19.06 -3.0%
2019 16.5 -13.4%
2020 16.5 +0.0%
2021 17.59 +6.6%
2022 18.56 +5.5%
2023 18.32 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 10.82 10.14 11.67 6
1930s 9.96 9.09 10.54 10
1940s 8.99 8.56 9.49 6
1980s 3.94 2.05 5.45 8
1990s 11.22 5.68 13.81 8
2000s 11.33 10.24 12.2 6
2010s 15.12 11.88 19.64 10
2020s 17.74 16.5 18.56 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 25 Egypt 19.12 compare
  2. 26 Rwanda 18.94 compare
  3. 27 Dominican Republic 18.7 compare
  4. 29 Cambodia 18.2 compare
  5. 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.15 compare
  6. 31 Kyrgyzstan 18.09 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Bulgaria?
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Bulgaria was 18.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 19.64 in 2017.
What is the lowest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.05 in 1988.
How does Bulgaria rank for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations?
Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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