Bulgaria — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Bulgaria, 1986–2025.
Inflation for Bulgaria was 4.58% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 40 years, from 1986 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1058.37% in 1997. The lowest was -1.42% in 2014 (about -3.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.36% per year.
Bulgaria ranks 49 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 26%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Bulgaria sits above it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 4478%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 12 of 49 economies; Hungary (4.41%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1322% in 1991. That is 15% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1986 level: doubled by 1989; grown tenfold by 1991. Doubling roughly every 51 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 85th of 126 in 1986 → 24th of 131 in 1990 → 28th of 163 in 2000 → 116th of 186 in 2010 → 98th of 178 in 2020 → 41st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1986 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.58% | +2.1 pp |
| 2024 | 2.45% | -7.0 pp |
| 2023 | 9.44% | -5.9 pp |
| 2022 | 15.33% | +12.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +1.6 pp |
| 2020 | 1.67% | -1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 2.81% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 2.06% | +2.9 pp |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +1.3 pp |
| 2014 | -1.42% | -2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 0.89% | -2.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.95% | -1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 4.22% | +1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 2.44% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.75% | -9.6 pp |
| 2008 | 12.35% | +3.9 pp |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 7.26% | +2.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.04% | -1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 6.15% | +3.8 pp |
| 2003 | 2.35% | -3.5 pp |
| 2002 | 5.81% | -1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 7.36% | -3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 10.32% | +7.7 pp |
| 1999 | 2.57% | -16.1 pp |
| 1998 | 18.67% | -1039.7 pp |
| 1997 | 1,058.37% | +936.8 pp |
| 1996 | 121.61% | +59.6 pp |
| 1995 | 62.05% | -34.0 pp |
| 1994 | 96.06% | +23.2 pp |
| 1993 | 72.88% | -18.4 pp |
| 1992 | 91.3% | -247.2 pp |
| 1991 | 338.45% | +314.6 pp |
| 1990 | 23.8% | +17.4 pp |
| 1989 | 6.39% | +4.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 2.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bulgaria’s Inflation in 1987?
2.73% (1987). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bulgaria’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1986 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +69.7% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.58%; 2024: 2.45%; 2023: 9.44%; 2022: 15.33%; 2021: 3.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.