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

In 2009, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 33.3% compared to 2008, reaching 7.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.2%.

Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 19 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.3% (from 7.6% in 2004).

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