Bulgaria vs Greece

Bulgaria vs Greece: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.5% a year in Bulgaria and 2.9% a year in Greece, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Greece.

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% a year · IMF

Bulgaria vs Greece: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.5% a year in Bulgaria and 2.9% a year in Greece, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Greece.
BulgariaGreeceIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2025, Bulgaria ranked 69 and Greece ranked 89 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bulgaria at 2.2% a year and Greece at 2.1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBulgariaGreece
20253.52.9
20242.63
20238.64.2
2022139.3
20212.80.6
20201.2-1.3
20192.50.5
20182.60.8
20171.21.1
2016-1.30
2015-1.1-1.1
2014-1.6-1.4
20130.4-0.9
20122.41
20113.43.1
201034.7
20092.51.3
2008124.2
20077.63
20067.43.3
200563.5
20046.13
20032.33.5
20025.83.9
20017.43.6
200010.32.9
19992.62.1
199818.74.5
19971,0615.4
19961237.9
199562.18.8
19949610.9
199372.814.4
19928215.9
1991333.519.5
199023.920.4
19896.413.7
19882.513.5
19872.716.4
19862.723
19852.819.3
19842.818.5
19832.820.2
19822.821.1
1981024.5
1980024.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBulgariaGreece
20264.94.2
20274.83.6
20283.42.2
20292.52.1
20302.42.1
20312.22.1

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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