Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Italy
Italy: Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 was 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Italy, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in Int$ (PPP) per person per day.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Italy peaked at 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.13 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, in 2017.
That places Italy 137th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 in Italy, year by year
| Year | Int$ (PPP) per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.13 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 2.16 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.21 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.22 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.42 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 2.67 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 2.73 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | +2.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.76 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, 59% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.16 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 2.13 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 2.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.51 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 2.21 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 134 Finland 3.08 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 135 Germany 3.04 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 136 France 2.9 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 138 Latvia 2.78 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 139 Ireland 2.75 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
- 140 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.66 Int$ (PPP) per person per day compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 882.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -96.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Italy?
- Cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 in Italy was 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2025.
- What is the lowest cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 Int$ (PPP) per person per day in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026?
- Italy ranks 137th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cost of a healthy diet (cohd) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.