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

In 2004, Bulgaria's HICP increased by 95.8% compared to 2003, reaching 4.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.5%.

Bulgaria ranks 10th 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 31.9% (from 6.9% in 1999).

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