HICP - Food in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: HICP - Food was 5.7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
5.7
Change on year
up 128.0%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.4
in 2022
All-time low
-8.4
in 1999
Years of data
28
1998–2025
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 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% |
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,415 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1927 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 3,916 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1117 constant 2015 US$ 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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