Malta vs Sweden: HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco
Malta
3.2
in 2025
Sweden
3.8
in 2025
Malta rank
21st
Sweden rank
18th
HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.8 against 3.2 in Malta, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th of 31 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Malta |
| 2000s | 3.41 | 2.1 | 1.31 | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.03 | 1.86 | 1.17 | Malta |
| 2020s | 4.95 | 4.9 | 0.05 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.8 against 3.2 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.6, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for hicp - food incl. alcohol and tobacco?
- Malta ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th 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.