HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Greece
Greece: HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - Food in Greece, 1996–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, hicp - food in Greece stood at 2.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - food in Greece peaked at 12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.7, in 2014.
Greece 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 - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.9 | — |
| 1997 | 4.3 | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5 | -39.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4 | +145.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 5 | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | -84.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +325.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | -35.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5 | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | -67.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | -94.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1 | +3000.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | -54.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | -78.6% |
| 2014 | -1.7 | -666.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | -205.9% |
| 2016 | -0.2 | -111.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | -150.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1 | -133.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | -1900.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 12 | +650.0% |
| 2023 | 11.7 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9 | -75.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | -31.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1, 65% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9, 69% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +3000.0% | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | +1900.0% | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | +650.0% | 1.6 | 12 |
| 2014 | -666.7% | 0.3 | -1.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.45 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.51 | -1.7 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 1.6 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - food in Greece?
- Hicp - food in Greece was 2 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - food recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hicp - food recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7 in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for hicp - food?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - food rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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