Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5.7% for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in 2025.
That represents a change of up 54.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Bulgaria peaked at 10.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 44th 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.
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.8% | — |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 10.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,954 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 19.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 20,539 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8963 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 18,221 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Bulgaria?
- Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Bulgaria was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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