Bulgaria Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 15, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,019.5 Mar 1997	-2.6 Feb 2014	52.07 %	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 stood at 4% in March 2025, unchanged from the previous month and marking the highest level since December 2023, mainly driven by stronger price gains in several key sectors: food and non-alcoholic beverages (5.3% vs. 4.6% in February), housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (6.2% vs. 5.6%), and health (3.4% vs. 2.7%). On the other hand, inflation eased for recreation and culture (2.4% vs. 6.1%), transport (0.5% vs. 2.1%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.1% vs. 7.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.2% in March, following a 0.6% increase in February.