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Statistics · Country
Inflation in Bulgaria
1986 – 2025 · 40 data points
12 of 38 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1986 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
4.6%
Countries · 2025
12 of 38
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs World
+1.5 pp
World: 3.0% · 2025
Inflation, 1986 – 2025 percent · Bulgaria
4.6%
2025
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1986 – 2025
Compared with Inflation · percent
Bulgaria
4.6%
World
3.0%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1986 – 2025
Latest value
4.6% · 2025
First value
2.7% · 1986
Highest
1,058.4% · 1997
Lowest
-1.4% · 2014
Data points
40
By year
All years · 1986 – 2025
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | 3.0% | |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 3.0% | |
| 2023 | 9.4% | 5.7% | |
| 2022 | 15.3% | 8.0% | |
| 2021 | 3.3% | 3.5% | |
| 2020 | 1.7% | 1.9% | |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 2.2% | |
| 2018 | 2.8% | 2.5% | |
| 2017 | 2.1% | 2.3% | |
| 2016 | -0.8% | 1.6% | |
| 2015 | -0.1% | 1.4% | |
| 2014 | -1.4% | 2.4% | |
| 2013 | 0.9% | 2.6% | |
| 2012 | 3.0% | 3.7% | |
| 2011 | 4.2% | 4.8% | |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 3.3% | |
| 2009 | 2.8% | 2.9% | |
| 2008 | 12.3% | 8.9% | |
| 2007 | 8.4% | 4.8% | |
| 2006 | 7.3% | 4.3% | |
| 2005 | 5.0% | 4.1% | |
| 2004 | 6.1% | 3.5% | |
| 2003 | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| 2002 | 5.8% | 2.9% | |
| 2001 | 7.4% | 3.8% | |
| 2000 | 10.3% | 3.4% | |
| 1999 | 2.6% | 3.0% | |
| 1998 | 18.7% | 5.1% | |
| 1997 | 1,058.4% | 5.6% | |
| 1996 | 121.6% | 6.5% | |
| 1995 | 62.1% | 9.1% | |
| 1994 | 96.1% | 10.2% | |
| 1993 | 72.9% | 7.1% | |
| 1992 | 91.3% | 7.6% | |
| 1991 | 338.4% | 9.0% | |
| 1990 | 23.8% | 8.1% | |
| 1989 | 6.4% | 6.9% | |
| 1988 | 2.4% | 7.1% | |
| 1987 | 2.7% | 5.7% | |
| 1986 | 2.7% | 5.8% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1986 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Inflation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 171.2% | |
| 2 | Argentina | 72.4% | |
| 3 | Türkiye | 72.3% | |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 27.2% | |
| 5 | Lithuania | 19.7% | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 15.3% | |
| 7 | Czechia | 15.1% | |
| 8 | Poland | 14.4% | |
| 9 | Egypt | 13.9% | |
| 10 | Romania | 13.8% | |
| 11 | Russia | 13.7% | |
| 12 | Chile | 11.6% | |
| 13 | Colombia | 10.2% | |
| 14 | Netherlands | 10.0% | |
| 15 | Greece | 9.6% | |
| 16 | Brazil | 9.3% | |
| 17 | Algeria | 9.3% | |
| 18 | Honduras | 9.1% | |
| 19 | Spain | 8.4% | |
| 20 | Italy | 8.2% | |
| 21 | United States | 8.0% | |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 7.9% | |
| 23 | Mexico | 7.9% | |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 7.7% | |
| 25 | Liberia | 7.6% | |
| 26 | Finland | 7.1% | |
| 27 | Germany | 6.9% | |
| 28 | Canada | 6.8% | |
| 29 | India | 6.7% | |
| 30 | Philippines | 5.8% | |
| 31 | Norway | 5.8% | |
| 32 | France | 5.2% | |
| 33 | South Korea | 5.1% | |
| 34 | Gabon | 4.2% | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 4.2% | |
| 36 | Ecuador | 3.5% | |
| 37 | Congo - Brazzaville | 3.0% | |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | |
| 39 | China | 2.0% | |
| 40 | Hong Kong SAR China | 1.9% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022
What it means
How fast consumer prices rise.
How it is calculated
Change in the consumer price index over the year, in percent.
Economy & jobs
Bulgaria in numbers
GDP per person
€16,300
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$44,451
2025
GDP per person, EU = 100
66
2024
Gross domestic product
€105B
2024
Economic growth
3.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2025
Youth unemployment
13.1%
2025
Employment rate
77.0%
2025
Labour force participation
56.1%
2025
Household income per person
€8,000
2023
At risk of poverty
21.2%
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
39.5
2023