Malta vs Portugal: HICP - All-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels
Malta
2.6
in 2025
Portugal
2.2
in 2025
Malta rank
18th
Portugal rank
21st
HICP - All-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.6 against 2.2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.4.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4 | 2.07 | 1.33 | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2.5 | 0.17 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.03 | 0.62 | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.97 | 3.12 | 0.15 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hicp - all-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 2.6 against 2.2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hicp - all-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.4, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for hicp - all-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels?
- Malta ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Central Bank, published as HICP - All-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.