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Bulgaria: inequality

Bulgaria's inequality figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Bulgaria, the page says so.

Income inequality (Gini): Bulgaria is the highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

0 to 100, higher is more unequal: 37.7 for Bulgaria, against 29.2 for the EU as a whole.

Bulgaria against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

Income inequality (Gini)

0 to 100, higher is more unequal

Bulgaria: 37.7 in 2025, against 29.2 for the EU as a whole — the highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Income inequality (Gini): Bulgaria and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Bulgaria37.7
2Latvia35.6
3Lithuania35.5
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)29.2
  • Published from 2014 to 2025. Highest: 40.8 in 2019. Lowest: 35.4 in 2014.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 38.3*.
  • Above the EU figure in 12* of 12* years with a figure for both (2014–2025).

Top fifth earns this many times the bottom fifth

income quintile share ratio

Bulgaria: 6.94 in 2025, against 4.62 for the EU as a whole — the highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Top fifth earns this many times the bottom fifth: Bulgaria and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Bulgaria6.94
2Latvia6.68
3Lithuania6.54
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)4.62
  • Published from 2006 to 2025. Highest: 8.23 in 2017. Lowest: 5.12 in 2006.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 7.05*.
  • Above the EU figure in 16* of 16* years with a figure for both (2010–2025).

At risk of poverty

share below the national poverty line

Bulgaria: 21.2% in 2025, the 3rd highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

At risk of poverty: Bulgaria and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Lithuania22.6%
2Latvia22.0%
3Bulgaria21.2%
4Greece19.6%
joint 5Croatia19.5%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published
  • Published from 2006 to 2025. Highest: 23.8% in 2020. Lowest: 18.4% in 2006.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 21.7%*.

At risk of poverty or social exclusion

share of the population

Bulgaria: 29.0% in 2025, the highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

At risk of poverty or social exclusion: Bulgaria and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
1Bulgaria29.0%
2Greece27.5%
3Romania27.4%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published
  • Published from 2015 to 2025. Highest: 43.3% in 2015. Lowest: 29.0% in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 30.6%*.

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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