Household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million)
Annual household final consumption expenditure on recreation, sport and culture, including package holidays, COICOP 2018 division 09. Published in millions of euros at current prices.
Eurostat national accounts, domestic concept: includes non-residents spending in the territory and excludes residents spending abroad. Includes non-cash items such as imputed rent. Current prices in euros, including for non-euro countries: changes reflect prices and may reflect exchange rates. Not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power-adjusted.
Key facts
- Household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million) in the European Union (27) was €700.05 billion in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Germany had the highest household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million) of 27 EU countries in 2024, at €211.94 billion, and Malta the lowest, at €936.3 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 1995 to 2025.
Rankings
EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million), 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Ireland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Malta
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