Belgium vs Italy: HICP - Food
Belgium
2.6
in 2025
Italy
2.4
in 2024
Belgium rank
19th
Italy rank
20th
HICP - Food over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.6 against 2.4 in Italy, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Italy ranks 20th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.45 | 0.15 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.71 | 2.67 | 0.04 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.28 | 0.45 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.54 | 4.84 | 0.7 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - food, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 2.6 against 2.4 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - food between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.2, 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 - food?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Italy ranks 20th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.