HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia

Croatia: HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco was 4.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
4.8
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
16.8
in 2022
All-time low
-2.2
in 2000
Years of data
27
1999–2025

HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia, 1999–2025

0510151999201220251999: 2.92000: -2.22001: -0.22002: 0.32003: 1.32004: 4.12005: 3.82006: 3.82007: 4.32008: 12.22009: 12010: -0.92011: 5.32012: 2.12013: 3.62014: -1.52015: 02016: -0.12017: 2.92018: 1.12019: 1.32020: 1.52021: 2.22022: 16.82023: 12.82024: 4.32025: 4.8

Source: European Central Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia is 4.8, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 220.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia peaked at 16.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.2, in 2000.

Croatia ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Croatia, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 2.9
2000 -2.2 -175.9%
2001 -0.2 -90.9%
2002 0.3 -250.0%
2003 1.3 +333.3%
2004 4.1 +215.4%
2005 3.8 -7.3%
2006 3.8 +0.0%
2007 4.3 +13.2%
2008 12.2 +183.7%
2009 1 -91.8%
2010 -0.9 -190.0%
2011 5.3 -688.9%
2012 2.1 -60.4%
2013 3.6 +71.4%
2014 -1.5 -141.7%
2015 0 -100.0%
2016 -0.1
2017 2.9 -3000.0%
2018 1.1 -62.1%
2019 1.3 +18.2%
2020 1.5 +15.4%
2021 2.2 +46.7%
2022 16.8 +663.6%
2023 12.8 -23.8%
2024 4.3 -66.4%
2025 4.8 +11.6%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 4.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 4.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +3000.0% -0.1 2.9

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.9 2.9 2.9 1
2000s 2.84 -2.2 12.2 10
2010s 1.38 -1.5 5.3 10
2020s 7.07 1.5 16.8 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 5 Romania 6.1 compare
  2. 6 Slovenia 5.1 compare
  3. 7 Sweden 4.9 compare
  4. 8 Estonia 4.8 compare
  5. 10 Denmark 4.4 compare
  6. 11 Lithuania 4 compare
  7. 11 Poland 4 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia?
Hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Croatia was 4.8 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
What is the highest hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 16.8 in 2022.
What is the lowest hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was -2.2 in 2000.
How does Croatia rank for hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco?
Croatia ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat)
Source
European Central Bank
Licence
ECB Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 950 data points, 1988–2025
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