Belgium vs Germany: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco
Belgium
2.6
in 2025
Germany
2.7
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
Germany rank
23rd
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.7 against 2.6 in Belgium, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Germany ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 | 0.4333 | 0.7333 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.59 | 1.36 | 1.23 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.71 | 0.19 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 6.26 | 1.06 | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Germany, at 2.7 against 2.6 in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.1, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Germany ranks 23rd 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.