HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
17.3
Kosovo
Lowest
-1.1
Cyprus
Median
3.5
Years covered
38
1988–2025
Data points
950
What the numbers show
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 17.3 in Kosovo; the lowest is -1.1 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5, and the mean is 4.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 5,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 112.5%).
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 17.3 | 2022 | up 565.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Albania | 12.5 | 2022 | up 495.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Latvia | 6.4 | 2025 | up 476.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6.2 | 2025 | up 1,140.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 6.1 | 2025 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5.1 | 2025 | up 5,200.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 4.9 | 2025 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Estonia | 4.8 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Croatia | 4.8 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 4.4 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 4 | 2025 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Lithuania | 4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands | 3.9 | 2025 | up 1,850.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 3.9 | 2025 | up 305.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Czechia | 3.5 | 2025 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Malta | 3.5 | 2025 | up 288.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Montenegro | 3.4 | 2025 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 3.3 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 3.3 | 2025 | up 353.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovakia | 3.2 | 2025 | up 557.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 2.9 | 2025 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 2.7 | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 2.4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 2.1 | 2025 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 1.8 | 2025 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 1.7 | 2019 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 1.6 | 2025 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 1 | 2025 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 0.7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | -0.2 | 2025 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cyprus | -1.1 | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.