HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
14.7
Kosovo
Lowest
0.2
Cyprus
Median
4.1
Years covered
38
1988–2025
Data points
963
What the numbers show
HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 14.7 in Kosovo; the lowest is 0.2 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1, and the mean is 4.41.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 5,500.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 60.8%).
HICP - Food incl. alcohol and tobacco: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 14.7 | 2022 | up 716.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Albania | 10.2 | 2022 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Romania | 6.8 | 2025 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6.3 | 2025 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Latvia | 6.1 | 2025 | up 1,320.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5.4 | 2025 | up 5,500.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Croatia | 5.4 | 2025 | up 671.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 5.3 | 2025 | up 762.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Slovenia | 5.1 | 2025 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 5.1 | 2025 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 4.9 | 2025 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 4.5 | 2025 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 4.3 | 2025 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 4.2 | 2025 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Denmark | 4.1 | 2025 | up 355.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Montenegro | 4.1 | 2025 | up 1,125.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 4 | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Sweden | 3.8 | 2025 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Ireland | 3.7 | 2025 | up 384.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovakia | 3.6 | 2025 | up 3,700.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Malta | 3.2 | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 2.9 | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 2.8 | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 2.7 | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 2.7 | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 2.6 | 2025 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 2.5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 2.1 | 2025 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2019 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 30 | France | 1.5 | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Cyprus | 0.2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.