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

In 2009, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 86.2% compared to 2008, reaching 2.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.6%.

Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 76.4% (from 8.9% in 2004).

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