Italy vs Spain: HICP - Processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco
Italy
2.4
in 2024
Spain
1.4
in 2025
Italy rank
25th
Spain rank
28th
HICP - Processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.4 against 1.4 in Spain, a difference of 1.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.73 | 3.63 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.86 | 3.59 | 0.73 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.6 | 0.25 | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.14 | 5.8 | 1.66 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 2.4 against 1.4 in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco between Italy and Spain?
- 1, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for hicp - processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco?
- Italy ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th 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.