Bulgaria's gni per capita rose from US$1,590 in 1996 to US$17.8k in 2025.
Bulgaria · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
48th of 181 · 33rd in Europe & C. Asia
Bulgaria's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $6,630 in 1996 to intl $42.2k in 2025.
Bulgaria's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 3,200 in 2006 to PPS 14.8k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
32nd of 129 · 21st in Europe & C. Asia
Bulgaria's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$1,754 in 1996 to US$11.9k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
42nd of 57 · 32nd in Europe & C. Asia
Bulgaria's gini index rose from 23.4 in 1989 to 39.5 in 2023.
Bulgaria's income share held by highest 10% rose from 20.0 % in 1989 to 31.1 % in 2023.
Bulgaria's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 10.5 % in 1989 to 6.0 % in 2023.
Poverty
Bulgaria's extreme poverty rose from 0.0 % in 1989 to 1.0 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
22nd of 40 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Bulgaria's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 22.9 % in 2015 to 21.7 % in 2023.
Bulgaria's at-risk-of-poverty rate rose from 18.4 % in 2006 to 21.2 % in 2025.