HICP inflation in Bulgaria
Consumer prices in Bulgaria, measured by the HICP, changed by 3.5% in 2025.
Bulgaria, 2025
3.5%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
European Union, 2025
2.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.7%
Position in 2025
14th of 36
HICP inflation in Bulgaria over time
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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | 6.4% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | 9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | -1.1% | 0.1% |
| 2014 | -1.6% | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | 2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | 3.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 2.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -1.1%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 2.5%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Monthly HICP inflation
6.0%e (Estimated)
October 2026 · Eurostat
Consumer price inflation
4.6%
2025 · World Bank
Consumer price level index
57 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
HICP price index
142.50 (2015 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Food price inflation (HICP)
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Energy price inflation (HICP)
0.5%
2025 · Eurostat