Bulgaria

Inflation in Bulgaria

Inflation in Bulgaria: 0% a year in 1980 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.5% a year
Since 1980
+3.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
69 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in BulgariaInflation in Bulgaria: 0% a year in 1980 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 1,061% a year in 1997, the lowest -1.6% a year in 2014.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBulgaria
20253.5
20242.6
20238.6
202213
20212.8
20201.2
20192.5
20182.6
20171.2
2016-1.3
2015-1.1
2014-1.6
20130.4
20122.4
20113.4
20103
20092.5
200812
20077.6
20067.4
20056
20046.1
20032.3
20025.8
20017.4
200010.3
19992.6
199818.7
19971,061
1996123
199562.1
199496
199372.8
199282
1991333.5
199023.9
19896.4
19882.5
19872.7
19862.7
19852.8
19842.8
19832.8
19822.8
19810
19800
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBulgaria
20264.9
20274.8
20283.4
20292.5
20302.4
20312.2

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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