Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.4% for annual inflation, consumer prices in 2024.
The figure is down 74.1% on the previous year and up 272.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Bulgaria peaked at 15.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 132nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -59.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +161.7% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +44.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +47.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -77.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +73.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -69.9% |
| 2014 | -1.4% | -259.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -92.6% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | +663.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -358.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -46.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +97.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +364.7% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -38.4% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -74.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -663.3% | -0.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -1.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 1.7% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Bulgaria?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Bulgaria was 2.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Bulgaria ranks 132nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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