Belgium vs Italy: HICP - Beer
Belgium
1.9
in 2025
Italy
1.4
in 2024
Belgium rank
16th
Italy rank
18th
HICP - Beer over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.9 against 1.4 in Italy, a difference of 0.5.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Italy ranks 18th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.025 | 2.62 | 2.65 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 3.12 | 1.06 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 0.97 | 1.39 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.74 | 3.32 | 0.42 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - beer, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 1.9 against 1.4 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - beer between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.5, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for hicp - beer?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Italy ranks 18th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - Beer (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.