Bulgaria vs Türkiye

Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.5% a year in Bulgaria and 34.9% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 31.3 percentage points, or 9.86 times that in Bulgaria.

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% a year · IMF

Bulgaria vs Türkiye: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.5% a year in Bulgaria and 34.9% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 31.3 percentage points, or 9.86 times that in Bulgaria.
BulgariaTürkiyeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Türkiye has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Bulgaria.
  • In 2025, Bulgaria ranked 69 and Türkiye ranked 7 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bulgaria at 2.2% a year and Türkiye at 13.2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBulgariaTürkiye
20253.534.9
20242.658.5
20238.653.9
20221372.3
20212.819.6
20201.212.3
20192.515.2
20182.616.3
20171.211.2
2016-1.37.8
2015-1.17.7
2014-1.68.9
20130.47.5
20122.48.9
20113.46.5
201038.6
20092.56.2
20081210.4
20077.68.8
20067.49.6
200568.1
20046.18.6
20032.325.3
20025.845.1
20017.454.3
200010.355
19992.664.9
199818.784.7
19971,06185.7
199612380.2
199562.189.6
199496104.5
199372.866.1
19928270.1
1991333.566
199023.960.4
19896.463.2
19882.573.2
19872.739
19862.734.6
19852.844.5
19842.848.4
19832.831.3
19822.831.1
1981036.4
19800110.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBulgariaTürkiye
20264.931.2
20274.826.6
20283.420.6
20292.517.1
20302.415.1
20312.213.2

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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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