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

In 2004, Bulgaria's HICP increased by 39.4% compared to 2003, reaching 4.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.8%.

Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 77.6% (from 20.5% in 1999).

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