HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) (1996-2025)

In 2005, Bulgaria's HICP increased by 42.2% compared to 2004, reaching 12.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.

Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 29.7% (from 18.2% in 2000).

Source: Eurostat dataset prc_hicp_aind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.