HICP - Processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
14.9
Kosovo
Lowest
-0.8
Cyprus
Median
4
Years covered
38
1988–2025
Data points
958
What the numbers show
HICP - Processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 14.9 in Kosovo; the lowest is -0.8 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 4.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 3,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 900.0%).
HICP - Processed food incl. alcohol and tobacco: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 14.9 | 2022 | up 432.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Albania | 10.7 | 2022 | up 463.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 6.4 | 2025 | up 966.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 6.2 | 2025 | up 487.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Latvia | 6.1 | 2025 | up 1,625.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Estonia | 5.3 | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Netherlands | 5.2 | 2025 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 5.2 | 2025 | up 1,833.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 5.2 | 2025 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 5.2 | 2025 | up 1,140.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 5.1 | 2025 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 4.8 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Slovenia | 4.7 | 2025 | up 571.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Hungary | 4.3 | 2025 | up 760.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 4.2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Montenegro | 4 | 2025 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 3.8 | 2025 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 3.7 | 2025 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Denmark | 3.6 | 2025 | up 3,500.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 3.5 | 2025 | up 537.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 3.4 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 3.2 | 2025 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 3.1 | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 2.6 | 2025 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 2.4 | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 2.3 | 2019 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 1.6 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 1.4 | 2025 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 1.4 | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 0.2 | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Cyprus | -0.8 | 2025 | down 900.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.