Prosperity gap in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prosperity gap was 1.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.4 for prosperity gap in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Bulgaria peaked at 5.07 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.59 | — |
| 2006 | 5.07 | +218.9% |
| 2007 | 2.82 | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 2.39 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 2.24 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.54 | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 2.89 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.63 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.46 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.02 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 2.34 | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 2.12 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.81 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 1.81 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 1.56 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.47 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4 | -4.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.08, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.29, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +218.9% | 1.59 | 5.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.13 | 2.24 | 5.07 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.81 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.4 | 1.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Bulgaria?
- Prosperity gap in Bulgaria was 1.4 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 in 2006.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prosperity gap?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.