Annual inflation in Bulgaria accelerated to 5.6% in September, up from 5% in August. A year earlier, it stood at 4%, according to Eurostat data.
This was the third-highest rate in the European Union, after Romania at 6.5% and Lithuania at 6.1%, and the second-highest in the euro area. Across the EU, annual inflation reached 3.8%, up from 3.2% in August and 2.6% in September 2025.
Since the beginning of this year, Bulgaria’s inflation rate has fluctuated at relatively high levels, reaching 6% in April and 6.3% in May before falling to 5.2% in June and 4.4% in July. Inflation picked up again in August and September.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices remained unchanged.
Edited by Diana Tsankova