Italy vs Spain: HICP - Food
Italy
2.4
in 2024
Spain
2.1
in 2025
Italy rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd
HICP - Food over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.4 against 2.1 in Spain, a difference of 0.3.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.38 | 0.075 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.67 | 3.69 | 1.02 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 1.24 | 0.04 | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.84 | 6.2 | 1.36 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - food, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 2.4 against 2.1 in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hicp - food between Italy and Spain?
- 0.3, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for hicp - food?
- Italy ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.