HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was 5.7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - Food in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5.7 for hicp - food in 2025.
That represents a change of up 128.0% on the previous year and up 1,800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - food in Bulgaria peaked at 22.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -8.4, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.2 | — |
| 1999 | -8.4 | -175.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4 | -223.8% |
| 2001 | 6.7 | -35.6% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | -1 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | -800.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3 | -38.6% |
| 2006 | 6 | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 13.8 | +130.0% |
| 2008 | 16.6 | +20.3% |
| 2009 | -1.1 | -106.6% |
| 2010 | -0.4 | -63.6% |
| 2011 | 7.4 | -1950.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | -56.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | -1.4 | -150.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | -121.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2 | -166.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7 | -1950.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -48.6% |
| 2019 | 5.3 | +178.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | -46.3% |
| 2022 | 22.4 | +672.4% |
| 2023 | 14.2 | -36.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5 | -82.4% |
| 2025 | 5.7 | +128.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1950.0% | -0.4 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | +1950.0% | -0.2 | 3.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 | -8.4 | 11.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.27 | -1.1 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | -1.4 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.85 | 2.5 | 22.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 316.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 231.34 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - food in Bulgaria?
- Hicp - food in Bulgaria was 5.7 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - food recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hicp - food recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.4 in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hicp - food?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - food rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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