Italy vs Portugal: HICP - Food
Italy
2.4
in 2024
Portugal
2.8
in 2025
Italy rank
20th
Portugal rank
18th
HICP - Food over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.8 against 2.4 in Italy, a difference of 0.4.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 | 2.08 | 0.625 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.67 | 1.9 | 0.77 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 0.92 | 0.36 | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.84 | 5.76 | 0.92 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - food, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.8 against 2.4 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - food between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.4, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for hicp - food?
- Italy ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th 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.