Denmark vs Sweden: HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco
Denmark
4.4
in 2025
Sweden
4.9
in 2025
Denmark rank
10th
Sweden rank
7th
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.9 against 4.4 in Denmark, a difference of 0.5.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 31 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.15 | 7.25 | 3.1 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.28 | 0.51 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.69 | 1.58 | 1.11 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.68 | 0.03 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.63 | 5.73 | 1.1 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.9 against 4.4 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.5, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco?
- Denmark ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.