Portugal vs Spain: HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco
Portugal
1.6
in 2025
Spain
0.7
in 2025
Portugal rank
27th
Spain rank
29th
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.6 against 0.7 in Spain, a difference of 0.9.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 31 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 | 2.41 | 0.3571 | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.21 | 3.22 | 1.01 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.13 | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.85 | 5.4 | 0.55 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 1.6 against 0.7 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.9, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco?
- Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th 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.