Food price inflation (HICP) in Austria

Food prices in Austria changed by 3.6% in 2025.

Measure: Food price inflation (HICP) Unit: Annual average rate of change, % Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Austria, 2025 3.6% Annual average rate of change, %
Change from 2024 +0.9percentage points 2024: 2.7%
European Union, 2025 3.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 3.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 22nd of 36 See the full ranking

Food price inflation (HICP) in Austria over time

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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Food price inflation (HICP) (annual average rate of change, %), 2001 to 2025
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2025 3.6% 3.2%
2024 2.7% 2.3%
2023 11.0% 12.6%
2022 10.7% 11.9%
2021 0.7% 1.6%
2020 2.3% 2.5%
2019 1.1% 2.1%
2018 1.5% 1.9%
2017 2.3% 2.1%
2016 0.7% 0.5%
2015 0.8% 0.3%
2014 1.8% -0.2%
2013 3.4% 2.4%
2012 3.3% 3.0%
2011 4.4% 3.2%
2010 0.4% 0.7%
2009 0.3% 0.5%
2008 6.4% 6.2%
2007 4.2% 3.3%
2006 1.5% 2.4%
2005 1.1% 1.1%
2004 1.7% 1.9%
2003 1.5% 2.2%
2002 1.3% 3.2%
2001 3.2% 6.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 2.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.8%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
prc_hicp_ainr · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=RCH_A_AVG coicop18=CP01
Observation period
1997 to 2025 for Austria
Provider update
17 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat