{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-construction-cost-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-construction-cost-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-construction-cost-index/","title":"Bulgaria Construction Cost Index (New Residential Buildings) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Construction Cost Index (New Residential Buildings): 209.4 Index (2021=100) in 2025, +11.8% YoY. Eurostat (STS_COPI_A), 2005–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"Index (2021=100)","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Construction Cost Index (New Residential Buildings)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/STS_COPI_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"209.4","unit":"Index (2021=100)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+11.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+11.8%","unit":"Index (2021=100)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Construction Cost Index (New Residential Buildings)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":57.3},{"period":"2006","value":60.8},{"period":"2007","value":64.6},{"period":"2008","value":72.4},{"period":"2009","value":77.6},{"period":"2010","value":76.4},{"period":"2011","value":76.8},{"period":"2012","value":76.3},{"period":"2013","value":77.4},{"period":"2014","value":77.8},{"period":"2015","value":78.7},{"period":"2016","value":79.2},{"period":"2017","value":81.3},{"period":"2018","value":83.5},{"period":"2019","value":87.9},{"period":"2020","value":89.8},{"period":"2021","value":100},{"period":"2022","value":154.9},{"period":"2023","value":178.9},{"period":"2024","value":187.3},{"period":"2025","value":209.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (2021=100)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"209.4","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2024","value":"187.3","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"178.9","yoyChange":"+15.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"154.9","yoyChange":"+54.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+11.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"89.8","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"87.9","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"83.5","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"81.3","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"79.2","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"78.7","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"77.8","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"77.4","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"76.3","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"76.8","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"76.4","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"77.6","yoyChange":"+7.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"72.4","yoyChange":"+12.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"64.6","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"60.8","yoyChange":"+6.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the construction cost index for new residential buildings in Bulgaria from 2005 to present (base year 2021=100). Construction costs directly affect housing affordability and real estate development economics. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 209.4 Index (2021=100) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 57.3 in 2005. The latest reading of 209.4 in 2025 represents a change of +22.1."}]}