HICP - Bread and cereals (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Malta
Malta: HICP - Bread and cereals (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was 1.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - Bread and cereals in Malta, 1997–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.1 for hicp - bread and cereals in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - bread and cereals in Malta peaked at 12.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.3, in 2004.
Malta ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Bread and cereals (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | -56.5% |
| 2000 | 6.6 | +560.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | -84.8% |
| 2002 | 3.9 | +290.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7 | -30.8% |
| 2004 | -2.3 | -185.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4 | -117.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +250.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9 | +178.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6 | +223.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | -46.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | -76.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -53.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | +83.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | +127.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7 | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6 | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 12.2 | +916.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6 | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 3.8 | -64.2% |
| 2025 | 1.1 | -71.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9, 58% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Bread and cereals (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +916.7% | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 2000 | +560.0% | 1 | 6.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.7 | -2.3 | 12.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 | 1.1 | 12.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - bread and cereals in Malta?
- Hicp - bread and cereals in Malta was 1.1 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - bread and cereals recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hicp - bread and cereals recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for hicp - bread and cereals?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - bread and cereals rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Bread and cereals (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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