Italy vs Malta: HICP - Processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco
Italy
2.4
in 2024
Malta
3.2
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
Malta rank
22nd
HICP - Processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.2 against 2.4 in Italy, a difference of 0.8.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malta ahead.
Italy ranks 25th and Malta ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.86 | 3.47 | 0.61 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 2.72 | 1.37 | Malta |
| 2020s | 4.14 | 4.86 | 0.72 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 3.2 against 2.4 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco between Italy and Malta?
- 0.8, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for hicp - processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco?
- Italy ranks 25th and Malta ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - Processed 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.