Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 17.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bulgaria, 1980–2023
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria stood at 17.0%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria peaked at 18.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1988.
Bulgaria ranks 26th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 5.0% | 12.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 11.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 17.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bulgaria was 17.0% in 2023, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1988.
- How does Bulgaria rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.