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Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate) in Bulgaria

Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate) in Bulgaria was 5.3% in September 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 3.2 pts from September 2025. That is the 16th highest of 27 EU countries in September 2026.

September 20265.3%
Change on September 2025-3.2 pts
Rank16th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high29.2September 2022
Series low-7.2February 2014

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Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate) in Bulgaria, January 2000 to September 2026

-1001020302000-012003-112007-092011-072015-052019-032023-012026-092026-09: 5.3 %-1001020302000-012008-122017-112026-092026-09: 5.3 %
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-16.
All 321 values
Period%
2026-095.3
2026-085
2026-075
2026-065.1
2026-055.4
2026-044.7
2026-034.2
2026-024
2026-014.5
2025-127.9
2025-118.3
2025-107.9
2025-098.5
2025-088.4
2025-078.1
2025-066.7
2025-056.4
2025-046.4
2025-036.3
2025-025.5
2025-014.9
2024-122.4
2024-112.2
2024-103.6
2024-092.5
2024-082.6
2024-072.4
2024-063.5
2024-053
2024-042.9
2024-033.1
2024-023.2
2024-012.3
2023-121.7
2023-112.5
2023-10-1.1
2023-09-3.6
2023-080.1
2023-075.8
2023-069
2023-0510.1
2023-0412.2
2023-0314.3
2023-0215.9
2023-0116.7
2022-1217.8
2022-1117.6
2022-1022.5
2022-0929.2
2022-0825.5
2022-0719.7
2022-0617.1
2022-0516.8
2022-0415.2
2022-0313.3
2022-0212
2022-0112.5
2021-1210.4
2021-119.6
2021-108.1
2021-095.6
2021-084.8
2021-074.3
2021-063.5
2021-053
2021-042.8
2021-030.8
2021-020.6
2021-010.5
2020-121
2020-110.9
2020-100.8
2020-090.8
2020-080.8
2020-070.7
2020-060.3
2020-050.4
2020-040.5
2020-032.2
2020-022.3
2020-012.2
2019-122.3
2019-112.4
2019-103
2019-093.7
2019-083.7
2019-074
2019-064.2
2019-054.3
2019-044.3
2019-034.5
2019-024.5
2019-014.7
2018-124.4
2018-114.6
2018-104.1
2018-093.8
2018-083.9
2018-073.8
2018-063.3
2018-053.2
2018-043.2
2018-034.6
2018-024.4
2018-014.4
2017-124.5
2017-114.2
2017-103.9
2017-093.5
2017-083.2
2017-073.1
2017-062.2
2017-052.4
2017-042.3
2017-030.4
2017-020.4
2017-010.3
2016-12-0.1
2016-110
2016-10-0.3
2016-09-0.5
2016-08-0.5
2016-07-0.8
2016-06-1
2016-05-1.1
2016-04-1.2
2016-03-1.4
2016-02-1.3
2016-01-1.4
2015-12-1.4
2015-11-1.4
2015-10-0.9
2015-093.5
2015-083.5
2015-073.7
2015-065
2015-055
2015-045
2015-035.7
2015-025.8
2015-015.7
2014-124.4
2014-114.5
2014-104.2
2014-09-0.2
2014-08-0.3
2014-07-2.4
2014-06-3.3
2014-05-3.4
2014-04-3.3
2014-03-4.2
2014-02-7.2
2014-01-6.9
2013-12-6.5
2013-11-6.5
2013-10-6.2
2013-09-6
2013-08-5.8
2013-07-3.7
2013-062.2
2013-052.3
2013-042.2
2013-034.4
2013-028
2013-018.2
2012-129
2012-119.1
2012-109.4
2012-099.5
2012-089.4
2012-079.4
2012-064.2
2012-054.3
2012-044.3
2012-033.2
2012-022.7
2012-012.3
2011-121.7
2011-111.8
2011-102.1
2011-091.9
2011-082
2011-071.9
2011-062
2011-052
2011-042
2011-032.4
2011-022.7
2011-012.7
2010-124.2
2010-114.2
2010-102.6
2010-092.5
2010-082.3
2010-072.3
2010-06-0.6
2010-05-0.6
2010-04-0.7
2010-03-0.9
2010-02-1.9
2010-01-1.7
2009-12-0.9
2009-11-0.8
2009-101
2009-091.2
2009-081.6
2009-073.4
2009-0612.6
2009-0513
2009-0413.5
2009-0313.8
2009-0215.1
2009-0115.2
2008-1214.1
2008-1114.4
2008-1013.5
2008-0913.4
2008-0813.2
2008-0711.7
2008-067.6
2008-057.4
2008-047.3
2008-037.3
2008-027.7
2008-017.7
2007-127.3
2007-116.9
2007-107.3
2007-097.3
2007-087.1
2007-076.9
2007-064
2007-053.8
2007-043.6
2007-033.2
2007-023.1
2007-012.9
2006-122.9
2006-112.9
2006-104.7
2006-094.8
2006-084.8
2006-074.8
2006-064.8
2006-054.8
2006-044.7
2006-035.2
2006-024.6
2006-014.7
2005-124.8
2005-114.7
2005-102.4
2005-092.5
2005-082.4
2005-072.9
2005-068.3
2005-058.3
2005-048.3
2005-038
2005-027.9
2005-017.5
2004-127.3
2004-117
2004-106.4
2004-096.4
2004-086.5
2004-076.3
2004-069
2004-058.9
2004-048.6
2004-038.4
2004-028.5
2004-018.3
2003-128.7
2003-119.1
2003-1010.7
2003-0911.1
2003-0811.2
2003-0710.8
2003-0612.4
2003-0512.4
2003-0412.6
2003-0312.7
2003-0213.1
2003-0114.2
2002-1218.3
2002-1115.7
2002-1014.7
2002-0920.9
2002-0820.7
2002-0720.9
2002-0610.1
2002-0510.6
2002-0410.8
2002-0310.7
2002-0210.9
2002-0110.9
2001-127.5
2001-119.7
2001-109.8
2001-093.9
2001-085.1
2001-077.5
2001-067.5
2001-057.4
2001-047.9
2001-037.6
2001-027.4
2001-017.2
2000-1211.7
2000-1111.7
2000-1011.3
2000-0910.8
2000-089.5
2000-079.5
2000-0616.8
2000-0517
2000-0416.5
2000-0316.5
2000-0216.7
2000-0116.9

Compared with European Union (27)

PlaceSeptember 2026
Bulgaria5.3
European Union (27)5.2

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Austria: 4.3 %Belgium: 12.9 %Bulgaria: 5.3 %Cyprus: 9.5 %Czechia: -1 %Germany: 1.1 %Denmark: 1.4 %Estonia: 7.3 %Spain: 7.2 %Finland: 1.3 %France: 4.3 %Greece: 13.8 %Croatia: 11.7 %Hungary: 2.8 %Ireland: 9.4 %Italy: 11.6 %Lithuania: 15 %Luxembourg: 1.3 %Latvia: 7.3 %Malta: 3.4 %Netherlands: 4.2 %Poland: 5.6 %Portugal: 3.4 %Romania: 7.3 %Sweden: 6.8 %Slovenia: 9.9 %Slovakia: 9.6 %
  • Under 0
  • 0 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 8.7
  • 8.7 and over
Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), September 2026, %. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Harmonised index of consumer prices for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (COICOP 2018 division 04, which covers actual rents but not owner-occupied housing costs), annual rate of change: the percentage change from the same month a year earlier. Monthly, comparable across EU countries (Eurostat).

Eurostat publishes the HICP under COICOP 2018 from the data for January 2026 and recalculated the category series back to 1997 on that basis, so figures for earlier years can differ from those first published under ECOICOP, by a lot for divisions 08 to 13. The headline rate for all items is hicp_annual_rate. Eurostat marks some back-calculated months as estimates.

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Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr) (Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), Bulgaria, 2000-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table

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HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr), Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), Bulgaria, 2000-01 to 2026-09. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hicp-housing-utilities-inflation/bulgaria. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr). Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), Bulgaria, 2000-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hicp-housing-utilities-inflation/bulgaria.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, COICOP 2018 CP04 (prc_hicp_minr), Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate), Bulgaria, 2000-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/hicp-housing-utilities-inflation/bulgaria (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Housing and utilities price inflation (HICP, annual rate) in Bulgaria was 5.3% in September 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 3.2 pts from September 2025. That is the 16th highest of 27 EU countries in September 2026.

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29.2% in September 2022, the highest value since January 2000 in this series.

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