Portugal vs Spain: HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco
Portugal
1.4
in 2025
Spain
0.8
in 2025
Portugal rank
30th
Spain rank
33rd
HICP - Processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.4 against 0.8 in Spain, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4 | -0.4667 | 0.8667 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.1 | 3.16 | 1.06 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.02 | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 5.22 | 0.7667 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 1.4 against 0.8 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.6, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for hicp - processed food including alcohol and excluding tobacco?
- Portugal ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd 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.