Belgium vs Finland: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco
Belgium
2.6
in 2025
Finland
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
25th
Finland rank
28th
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.6 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Finland ranks 28th of 36 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 | 1.1 | 0.0667 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.59 | 1.8 | 0.79 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.41 | 0.49 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.77 | 3.63 | 1.13 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 2.6 against 2 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.6, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Finland ranks 28th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.