Bulgaria Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

5.3

Units In

4.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 15, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,019.5 Mar 1997	-2.6 Feb 2014	51.53 %	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 rose to 5.3% in July 2025 from 4.4% in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since November 2023, driven by higher costs of food and non-alcoholic beverages (7.6% vs 7.5% in June), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.6% vs 6.9%), housing utilities (8.4% vs 6.7%), communication (4.1% vs 1.6%), recreation and culture (14.5% vs 9.9%), education (7.9% vs 7.2%), and miscellaneous goods and services (3.9% vs 3.5%). Additionally, prices declined at a softer pace for transport (-1.9% vs -2.3%) and furnishings and household equipment and maintenance (-0.7% vs -0.9%). Meanwhile, inflation softened for restaurants and hotels (8.3% vs 9.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased by 1.7% in July from 0.4% in the preceding period.