Bulgaria Inflation Rate

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

3.7

Units In

3.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 15, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,019.5 Mar 1997	-2.6 Feb 2014	51.8 %	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 edged up to 3.7% in May 2025 from 3.5% in the previous month. Upward pressures came from accelerated price growth for most sectors: food and non-alcoholic beverages (6.9% vs 5.9% in April), housing utilities (6.4% vs 6.3%), restaurants and hotels (10.8% vs 10.6%), recreation and culture (7.2% vs 7.0%), and miscellaneous goods and services (4.1% vs 4.0%). Meanwhile, inflation moderated for education (7.0% vs 7.2%), and deflation continued for transport (-3.9% vs -3.1%), health (-4.7% vs -4.6%), and clothing and footwear (-0.5% vs -0.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices stalled in May, following a 0.8% fall in the previous month.