Bulgaria vs Romania: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Bulgaria

628.17 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2022

Romania

633.98 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

32nd

Romania rank

31st

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 633.98 international-$ in 2021 prices against 628.17 international-$ in 2021 prices in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.81 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 31st of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.