HICP - Services related to recreation, including repairs and personal in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: HICP - Services related to recreation, including repairs and personal was 139.78 in 2026. ▲ Rising
HICP - Services related to recreation, including repairs and personal in Bulgaria, 1997–2026
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hicp - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal in Bulgaria is 139.78, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal in Bulgaria peaked at 174.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36.48, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
HICP - Services related to recreation, including repairs and personal in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.15 | — |
| 1998 | 36.48 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 48.2 | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 52.64 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 59.62 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 57.39 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 64.99 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 64.7 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 139.4 | +115.5% |
| 2006 | 138.1 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 145.76 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 151.9 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 164.99 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 174.4 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 100.32 | -42.5% |
| 2012 | 95.41 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 96.57 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 107.8 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 112.67 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 112.49 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 118.07 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 112.84 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 120 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 121.2 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 75.72 | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 89.15 | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 106.83 | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 105.01 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 119.89 | +14.2% |
| 2026 | 139.78 | +16.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 139.78 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 169.89, 82% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 139.78 is below the median for high income countries, which is 170.37, 82% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Services related to recreation, including repairs and personal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +115.5% | 64.7 | 139.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.61 | 36.48 | 48.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 103.95 | 52.64 | 164.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.06 | 95.41 | 174.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.23 | 75.72 | 139.78 | 7 |
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 - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal in Bulgaria?
- Hicp - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal in Bulgaria was 139.78 in 2026, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 174.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hicp - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.48 in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hicp - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2026.
- Is hicp - services related to recreation, including repairs and personal rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Services related to recreation, including repairs and personal care (Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted, Sub-index weight). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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