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

In 2003, Bulgaria's HICP decreased by 46.8% compared to 2002, reaching 3.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.7%.

Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 94.6% (from 61.1% in 1998).

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