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

In 2006, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 38.5% compared to 2005, reaching 6.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.1%.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.5% (from 6.8% in 2001).

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