Poverty & Inequality in Bulgaria 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.4% 2023 down 71.1% 83rd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.6% 2023 down 70.9% 71st Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2023 down 69.7% 65th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 down 63.6% 63rd Prosperity gap 1.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 46.2% 84th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2023 down 71.0% 79th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 17.0% 2023 down 13.7% 75th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.7% 2023 down 66.7% 68th Population living in slums 0.2% 2022 up 31.1% 143rd Income share held by second 20% 11.3% 2023 down 7.4% 78th Gini index 39.5 2023 up 7.9% 31st Income share held by lowest 20% 6.0% 2023 up 5.3% 91st Income share held by lowest 10% 2.1% 2023 up 16.7% 95th Income share held by highest 10% 31.1% 2023 up 12.7% 25th Income share held by highest 20% 46.2% 2023 up 7.9% 31st Income share held by fourth 20% 21.2% 2023 down 6.2% 95th Income share held by third 20% 15.4% 2023 down 7.8% 79th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 14.6% 2023 down 8.8% 35th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 1.0% 2023 down 69.1% 65th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 21.7% 2023 down 5.2% 23rd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.3% 2023 down 66.7% 31st