Hungary reported the biggest increase in the price of pizza in the European Union in December 2023, compared to the same month the previous year, seeing a 13.4% gain.
According to the Eurostat data, which was released to coincide with the recent National Pizza Day, double-digit price increases on the popular snack were also observed in Luxembourg (+11.3%) and Latvia (+10.6%).
Germany (+9.9%), Austria (+9.5%) and Croatia (+9.0%) were other countries in which pizza prices saw a marked increase, year-on-year.
Just one country reported a decline in pizza prices in December – the Netherlands, where prices fell by 0.9%. Small increases were reported in Denmark (+0.6%) and Belgium (+1.0%).
At a European level, the average price of store-bought pizza and quiche increased by 5.9% in December 2023, compared to the same month the previous year, Eurostat said.
This marks a deceleration in the rate of inflation from the previous year, when prices were on average 15.9% higher in December 2022 compared to December 2021, Eurostat said.
Pizza Price Increases Across Europe (Dec 2023)
| Country | Price Increase (%) |
|---|---|
| Hungary | 13.4 |
| Luxembourg | 11.3 |
| Latvia | 10.6 |
| Germany | 9.9 |
| Austria | 9.5 |
| Croatia | 9.0 |
| Sweden | 8.3 |
| France | 7.8 |
| Poland | 7.8 |
| Romania | 6.5 |
| Finland | 6.2 |
| European Union – 27 countries | 5.9 |
| Spain | 4.9 |
| Italy | 4.3 |
| Bulgaria | 4.1 |
| Ireland | 4.1 |
| Portugal | 4.1 |
| Greece | 3.9 |
| Lithuania | 3.8 |
| Estonia | 3.4 |
| Cyprus | 3.4 |
| Czechia | 2.1 |
| Slovenia | 1.1 |
| Belgium | 1.0 |
| Denmark | 0.6 |
| Netherlands | -0.9 |
