Bulgaria Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

3.7

Units In

2.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 17, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 18 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,019.5 Mar 1997	-2.6 Feb 2014	52.35 %	1996-2025	N/A

In Bulgaria, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (31.8 percent of total weight). Housing and Utilities accounts for 17.4 percent; Transport for 9 percent; Health for 6.6 percent; Restaurants and Hotels for 5.4 percent and Recreation and Culture for 5.3 percent. Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco; Communication; Miscellaneous Goods and Services; Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance; Clothing and Footwear and Education account for the remaining 24.5 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

Bulgaria’s annual inflation rate accelerated to a one-year high of 3.7% in January 2025, up from 2.2% in the previous month. Main upward pressure came from prices of food & non-alcoholic beverage (4.4% vs 2.8% in December) and housing & utilities (5% vs 2.8%). Prices also increased for alcoholic beverages & tobacco (7.2% vs 6%), health (2.4% vs 1.8%), recreation & culture (5.3% vs 3.7%), restaurant & hotels (9.5% vs 7.5%), and miscellaneous goods & services (4% vs 3.4%). At the same time, transport costs rebounded (3% vs -0.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices climbed 2% in January, the highest since April 2022, following a 0.4% rise in the prior month.