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

In 2018, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 27.6% compared to 2017, reaching 2.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.5% (from 2.2% in 2013).

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