Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in Bulgaria

Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in Bulgaria was 1% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 25 EU countries in 2022.

20231%
Change on 2022-0.1 pts
Rank3rd of 25EU countries ranked
Series high82006
Series low01989

Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in Bulgaria, 1989 to 2023

0246819891997200720112015201920231989: 0 %1992: 0 %1994: 0 %1995: 1.9 %1997: 0 %2001: 4.7 %2003: 2.2 %2006: 8 %2007: 2.5 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 1.8 %2010: 2.7 %2011: 3.4 %2012: 3 %2013: 3.3 %2014: 2.7 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 3.1 %2017: 2 %2018: 1.5 %2019: 1.6 %2020: 0.7 %2021: 1.2 %2022: 1.1 %2023: 1 %
%. Source: World Bank, Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), % of population (SI.POV.DDAY). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 25 values
Period%
20231
20221.1
20211.2
20200.7
20191.6
20181.5
20172
20163.1
20154.6
20142.7
20133.3
20123
20113.4
20102.7
20091.8
20081.9
20072.5
20068
20032.2
20014.7
19970
19951.9
19940
19920
19890

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power parity (PPP) prices, the World Bank international poverty line since June 2025. Measured from household surveys of income or consumption per person. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform.

Country values exist only for survey years, and most countries measure consumption while others measure income, so rates are only roughly comparable. When the World Bank moves the line or the PPP base, the whole history is recalculated; earlier editions used $2.15 a day at 2017 PPP. Not the US official poverty rate (poverty_rate) or the EU at-risk-of-poverty rate (at_risk_of_poverty_rate).

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), % of population (SI.POV.DDAY). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in Bulgaria?

Extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in Bulgaria was 1% in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.1 pts from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 25 EU countries in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP), % of population (SI.POV.DDAY). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest extreme poverty rate ($3.00 a day, 2021 PPP) in Bulgaria?

8% in 2006, the highest value since 1989 in this series.

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