Malta vs Spain: HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco
Malta
3.2
in 2025
Spain
2.7
in 2025
Malta rank
21st
Spain rank
24th
HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.2 against 2.7 in Spain, a difference of 0.5.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4 | 1.33 | 2.07 | Malta |
| 2000s | 3.41 | 3.75 | 0.34 | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.03 | 1.61 | 1.42 | Malta |
| 2020s | 4.95 | 5.32 | 0.3667 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco, Malta or Spain?
- Malta, at 3.2 against 2.7 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco between Malta and Spain?
- 0.5, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco?
- Malta ranks 21st 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.