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

In 2006, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 59.4% compared to 2005, reaching 5.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.7%.

Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.6% (from 4.5% in 2001).

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