HICP - Food in Malta
Malta: HICP - Food was 3.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
3.1
Change on year
down 39.2%
World rank
15th
of 31 countries
All-time high
11.6
in 2022
All-time low
-0.8
in 1999
Years of data
29
1997–2025
HICP - Food in Malta, 1997–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, hicp - food in Malta stood at 3.1.
That represents a change of down 39.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - food in Malta peaked at 11.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.8, in 1999.
Malta ranks 15th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Food in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3 | — |
| 1998 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.8 | -134.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | -237.5% |
| 2001 | 4.1 | +272.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6 | -61.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1 | +31.2% |
| 2004 | -0.7 | -133.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7 | -342.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1 | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +95.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1 | +122.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | -82.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3 | +341.7% |
| 2012 | 6 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9 | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | -95.9% |
| 2015 | 2.7 | +1250.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2 | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 11.6 | +346.2% |
| 2023 | 11 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 5.1 | -53.6% |
| 2025 | 3.1 | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 | -0.8 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.21 | -0.7 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 0.2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,963 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 7,932 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - food in Malta?
- Hicp - food in Malta was 3.1 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - food recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hicp - food recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8 in 1999.
- How does Malta rank for hicp - food?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - food rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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