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

In 2023, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 64.7% compared to 2022, reaching 6.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.4%.

Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 20 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 62.5% (from 4.0% in 2018).

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