Bulgaria Inflation Rate 1986-2024

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • Bulgaria inflation rate for 2023 was 9.44%, a 5.88% decline from 2022.
  • Bulgaria inflation rate for 2022 was 15.33%, a 12.03% increase from 2021.
  • Bulgaria inflation rate for 2021 was 3.30%, a 1.63% increase from 2020.
  • Bulgaria inflation rate for 2020 was 1.67%, a 1.43% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflation Rate (%)
Lebanon 221.34%
Turkey 53.86%
Iran 44.58%
Kazakhstan 14.73%
Serbia 12.37%
Colombia 11.74%
Romania 10.40%
Bulgaria 9.44%
North Macedonia 9.36%
Algeria 9.32%
Azerbaijan 8.79%
Montenegro 8.58%
Samoa 8.12%
Mauritius 7.05%
Jamaica 6.47%
Peru 6.46%
Tonga 6.35%
Guatemala 6.21%
South Africa 6.07%
Namibia 5.88%
Mexico 5.53%
Botswana 5.07%
Belarus 5.00%
Dominican Republic 4.79%
Paraguay 4.63%
Brazil 4.59%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.56%
Belize 4.39%
St. Lucia 4.07%
Gabon 3.63%
Dominica 3.48%
Maldives 2.93%
Guyana 2.82%
Grenada 2.70%
Malaysia 2.49%
Libya 2.37%
Ecuador 2.22%
Jordan 2.08%
Armenia 1.98%
Thailand 1.23%
Costa Rica 0.53%
China 0.23%
Bulgaria Inflation Rate - Historical Data
Year Inflation Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 9.44% -5.88%
2022 15.33% 12.03%
2021 3.30% 1.63%
2020 1.67% -1.43%
2019 3.10% 0.29%
2018 2.81% 0.75%
2017 2.06% 2.86%
2016 -0.80% -0.69%
2015 -0.10% 1.31%
2014 -1.42% -2.31%
2013 0.89% -2.06%
2012 2.95% -1.27%
2011 4.22% 1.78%
2010 2.44% -0.31%
2009 2.75% -9.60%
2008 12.35% 3.95%
2007 8.40% 1.14%
2006 7.26% 2.22%
2005 5.04% -1.11%
2004 6.15% 3.80%
2003 2.35% -3.46%
2002 5.81% -1.55%
2001 7.36% -2.96%
2000 10.32% 7.74%
1999 2.57% -16.10%
1998 18.67% -1039.70%
1997 1,058.37% 936.77%
1996 121.61% 59.55%
1995 62.05% -34.00%
1994 96.06% 23.18%
1993 72.88% -18.42%
1992 91.30% -247.15%
1991 338.45% 314.65%
1990 23.80% 17.41%
1989 6.39% 4.02%
1988 2.37% -0.36%
1987 2.73% 0.03%
1986 2.70% 0.03%