Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 was 0.6375 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Bulgaria, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Bulgaria stood at 0.6375. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Bulgaria peaked at 0.6375 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.012, in 1995.
That places Bulgaria 50th out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.012 | — |
| 1996 | 0.023 | +92.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2433 | +956.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3188 | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3213 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3299 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3433 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3482 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3486 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3631 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3723 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3976 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.425 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4465 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4693 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4573 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.481 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4797 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4817 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4717 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4826 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4907 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5034 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5128 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5313 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5404 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5552 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5938 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6045 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6179 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6375 | +3.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6375 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.13, 56% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.6375 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.13, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +956.0% | 0.023 | 0.2433 |
| 1996 | +92.6% | 0.012 | 0.023 |
| 1998 | +31.0% | 0.2433 | 0.3188 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1837 | 0.012 | 0.3213 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3844 | 0.3299 | 0.4693 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4892 | 0.4573 | 0.5313 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5915 | 0.5404 | 0.6375 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Bulgaria?
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Bulgaria was 0.6375 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6375 in 2025.
- What is the lowest purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 2018. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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