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

In 2018, Bulgaria's HICP increased by 116.7% compared to 2017, reaching 2.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.8%.

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 550.0% (from 0.4% in 2013).

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