Italy vs Spain: HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco
Italy
2.5
in 2024
Spain
2.7
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Spain rank
24th
HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.7 against 2.5 in Italy, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.87 | 3.01 | 0.1429 | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 3.75 | 0.91 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.61 | 0.17 | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.36 | 5.84 | 1.48 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, 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 Spain?
- 0.2, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco?
- Italy ranks 27th and Spain 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.