Italy vs Portugal: HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco
Italy
2.5
in 2024
Portugal
2.7
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Portugal rank
24th
HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.7 against 2.5 in Italy, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th 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 | 3.57 | 3.73 | 0.1667 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.22 | 0.62 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.4 | 0.04 | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.36 | 5.12 | 0.76 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.7 against 2.5 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.2, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco?
- Italy ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.