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

In 2022, Bulgaria's HICP increased by 127.7% compared to 2021, reaching 18.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 12.1%.

Bulgaria ranks 5th 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 3680.0% (from 0.5% in 2017).

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