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

In 2006, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 19.3% compared to 2005, reaching 4.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 5.1%.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 37.8% (from 7.4% in 2001).

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