HICP - HEALTH (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: HICP - HEALTH (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was -5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - HEALTH in Bulgaria, 1998–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -5 for hicp - health in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 251.5% on the previous year and down 316.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - health in Bulgaria peaked at 33.2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -5, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - HEALTH (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.2 | — |
| 1999 | 8.6 | -74.1% |
| 2000 | 18.3 | +112.8% |
| 2001 | 28.9 | +57.9% |
| 2002 | 28.5 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.2 | -81.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7 | -86.5% |
| 2005 | 9.5 | +1257.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9 | -37.9% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | +48.9% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | -38.6% |
| 2011 | 5.9 | +118.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | -1.6 | -129.6% |
| 2014 | -3.9 | +143.7% |
| 2015 | -1.2 | -69.2% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | — |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6 | +116.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | -69.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2 | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 11.5 | +259.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3 | -71.3% |
| 2025 | -5 | -251.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7. (29 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's -5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.8. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - HEALTH (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1257.1% | 0.7 | 9.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9 | 8.6 | 33.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.26 | 0.7 | 28.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | -3.9 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 | -5 | 11.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - health in Bulgaria?
- Hicp - health in Bulgaria was -5 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - health recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2 in 1998.
- What is the lowest hicp - health recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -5 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for hicp - health?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - health rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 316.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - HEALTH (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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