Bulgaria — economy indicators

Quarterly Eurostat macroeconomic series aligned to each cabinet's term. Covers real GDP growth (YoY), HICP inflation with the ECOICOP breakdown (food, energy, services, core), unemployment, labour income, industrial production and retail volume.

What's on this page

  • Headline — real GDP growth, HICP inflation, unemployment and labour income on a single chart.
  • Activity — industrial production and retail volume (index 2021 = 100).
  • Inflation breakdown — ECOICOP sub-group contributions to headline HICP.
  • Sentiment — consumer confidence and the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI).

The "Compare with EU peers" button layers an EU27 reference and four CEE peer lines (Romania, Greece, Hungary, Croatia) onto every chart, with a snapshot table of latest values and Bulgaria's rank within the EU27.

See also fiscal indicators, governance indicators and society indicators. Source: Eurostat.