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

In 2016, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 16.7% compared to 2015, reaching 0.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 0.8%.

Bulgaria ranks 18th 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 91.4% (from 5.8% in 2011).

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