Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Bulgaria stood at 25.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Bulgaria peaked at 25.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1988.
Bulgaria ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 21.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 25.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Bulgaria?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bulgaria was 25.4% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1988.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Bulgaria ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.