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

In 2021, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 46.5% compared to 2020, reaching 2.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.9%.

Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 360.0% (from 0.5% in 2016).

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