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

In 2009, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 54.3% compared to 2008, reaching 5.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 26.1% (from 4.6% in 2004).

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