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Food price inflation by country, February 2026: ranking
In February 2026, Canada had the highest rate among 20 countries (5.41%) and Switzerland the lowest (0.1%). 9 countries rose from the previous month and 10 fell. The euro area figure was 2.1%.
| Rank | Country | Latest | Period | Change from previous month | Definition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 5.41% | 2026-02 | -1.92pp | Food component of the national CPI | Statistics Canada |
| 2 | Portugal | 3.7% | 2026-02 | +0.4pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 3 | Ireland | 3.4% | 2026-02 | -0.4pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 4 | UK | 3.3% | 2026-02 | -0.3pp | Food component of the national CPI | Office for National Statistics (UK) |
| 5 | Spain | 3.2% | 2026-02 | +0.4pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 6 | Australia | 3.1% | 2026-02 | 0pp | Food component of the national CPI | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| 7 | Norway | 2.9% | 2026-02 | -1pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 8 | Poland | 2.6% | 2026-02 | +0.2pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 9 | U.S. | 2.4% | 2026-02 | +0.3pp | Food component of the national CPI | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 10 | Austria | 2.3% | 2026-02 | +0.1pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 11 | Italy | 2.2% | 2026-02 | +0.2pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 12 | Denmark | 2.2% | 2026-02 | -1.1pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 13 | South Korea | 2.11% | 2026-02 | -0.78pp | Food component of the national CPI | Statistics Korea (KOSIS) |
| 14 | France | 1.5% | 2026-02 | +0.2pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 15 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2026-02 | -1.2pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 16 | Germany | 1.4% | 2026-02 | -1pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 17 | Finland | 1% | 2026-02 | +0.2pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2026-02 | -0.8pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 19 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2026-02 | -0.1pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2026-02 | +0.5pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| Regional average (not ranked) | Euro area | 2.1% | 2026-02 | -0.1pp | HICP food | Eurostat (European Commission) |
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How to read this
- Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
- Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.
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Source
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
- Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — license
- Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
- Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2026-02 — license
- Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-02 — license