Food price inflation (HICP) in Sweden

Food prices in Sweden changed by 4.2% in 2025.

Measure: Food price inflation (HICP) Unit: Annual average rate of change, % Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Sweden, 2025 4.2% Annual average rate of change, %
Change from 2024 +2.8percentage points 2024: 1.4%
European Union, 2025 3.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 3.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 17th of 36 See the full ranking

Food price inflation (HICP) in Sweden 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 SwedenEuropean Union
2025 4.2% 3.2%
2024 1.4% 2.3%
2023 12.7% 12.6%
2022 11.6% 11.9%
2021 0.5% 1.6%
2020 2.1% 2.5%
2019 2.9% 2.1%
2018 2.5% 1.9%
2017 2.2% 2.1%
2016 1.1% 0.5%
2015 2.3% 0.3%
2014 0.5% -0.2%
2013 2.1% 2.4%
2012 1.5% 3.0%
2011 1.3% 3.2%
2010 1.3% 0.7%
2009 3.0% 0.5%
2008 6.9% 6.2%
2007 2.0% 3.3%
2006 0.9% 2.4%
2005 -0.7% 1.1%
2004 -0.2% 1.9%
2003 0.6% 2.2%
2002 3.5% 3.2%
2001 3.3% 6.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.8 percentage points from 1.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.3%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 17th 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 Sweden
Provider update
17 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat