Belgium vs Italy: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco
Belgium
2.6
in 2025
Italy
2.2
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
Italy rank
26th
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.6 against 2.2 in Italy, a difference of 0.4.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Italy ranks 26th of 36 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 | 0.6667 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.59 | 2.35 | 0.24 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1.07 | 0.83 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 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 Italy?
- Belgium, at 2.6 against 2.2 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.4, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Italy ranks 26th 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.