HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco was 5.9 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
5.9
Change on year
up 126.9%
World rank
5th
of 36 countries
All-time high
20.8
in 2022
All-time low
-3.4
in 1999
Years of data
28
1998–2025
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in Bulgaria is 5.9, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 126.9% on the previous year and up 883.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in Bulgaria peaked at 20.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.4, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.1 | — |
| 1999 | -3.4 | -128.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4 | -405.9% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | -57.7% |
| 2002 | -0.4 | -109.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | -325.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +788.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | -96.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | +2266.7% |
| 2007 | 17.7 | +149.3% |
| 2008 | 19.2 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | -1.5 | -107.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | -140.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7 | +1350.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -74.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -31.8% |
| 2014 | -0.7 | -146.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | -185.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | +266.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6 | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 20.8 | +477.8% |
| 2023 | 13.4 | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 2.6 | -80.6% |
| 2025 | 5.9 | +126.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.35 | -3.4 | 12.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.61 | -1.5 | 19.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | -0.7 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 2.6 | 20.8 | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in Bulgaria?
- Hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco in Bulgaria was 5.9 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4 in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 883.3%. 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 - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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