Belgium vs Italy: HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco
Belgium
2.9
in 2025
Italy
2.4
in 2024
Belgium rank
21st
Italy rank
23rd
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.9 against 2.4 in Italy, a difference of 0.5.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and Italy ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 | 3.3 | 2.14 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.73 | 2.36 | 0.37 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 1 | 0.78 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.56 | 4.82 | 0.74 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 2.9 against 2.4 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.5, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Italy ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.