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

In 2004, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 34.5% compared to 2003, reaching 7.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.2%.

Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 72.7% (from 27.8% in 1999).

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