Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.8%
Change on year
down 51.3%
World rank
25th
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 1995
Years of data
5
1995–2010

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Bulgaria, 1995–2010

00.511.521995200220101995: 0.745 %1997: 1.3 %2001: 2.1 %2007: 1.7 %2010: 0.825 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.8% for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in 2010.

That represents a change of down 51.3% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Bulgaria peaked at 2.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1995.

That places Bulgaria 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2010.
Year % Change
1995 0.7%
1997 1.3% +73.6%
2001 2.1% +58.5%
2007 1.7% -17.4%
2010 0.8% -51.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.7% 1.3% 2
2000s 1.9% 1.7% 2.1% 2
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9% compare
  2. 23 Montenegro 0.9% compare
  3. 24 Mexico 0.9% compare
  4. 26 Israel 0.7% compare
  5. 27 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  6. 28 Poland 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Bulgaria?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Bulgaria was 0.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2010.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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