Bulgaria Inflation Rate

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

5.3

Units In

5.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 15, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,019.5 Mar 1997	-2.6 Feb 2014	51.15 %	1996-2025	N/A

In Bulgaria, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (31.8 percent of total weight). Housing and Utilities accounts for 17.4 percent; Transport for 9 percent; Health for 6.6 percent; Restaurants and Hotels for 5.4 percent and Recreation and Culture for 5.3 percent. Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco; Communication; Miscellaneous Goods and Services; Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance; Clothing and Footwear and Education account for the remaining 24.5 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

Bulgaria’s annual inflation rate eased to 5.3% in October 2025 from 5.6% in the previous month. Price growth mainly slowed for housing and utilities (7.7% vs 8.7% in September), recreation and culture (15.7% vs 19.1%), and restaurants and hotels (10.3% vs 10.8%). Inflation also declined for education (8.7% vs 9.4%), miscellaneous goods and services (5% vs 5.2%), communication (5.4% vs 5.6%), and furnishings, household equipment, and maintenance (0.6% vs 0.7%). At the same time, costs declined for clothing and footwear (-0.3% vs 0.8%), while prices remained unchanged for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.8%) and health (-4.5%). On the other hand, inflation increased slightly for food and non-alcoholic beverages (6.4% vs 6.2%) and transport (0.5% vs 0.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.9% in October, reversing from a 0.8% decline in the previous month.