Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR) in Ireland

Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR) in Ireland was €1,760 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.8% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2025, EUR1,760

Change on 2024+4.8%

Rank9th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high1,7602025

Series low4801995

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Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR) in Ireland, 1995 to 2025

EUR. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-09.

All 31 values

Period	EUR
2025	1,760
2024	1,680
2023	1,550
2022	1,540
2021	1,160
2020	1,050
2019	1,300
2018	1,300
2017	1,230
2016	1,180
2015	1,090
2014	1,030
2013	1,010
2012	970
2011	1,000
2010	1,030
2009	980
2008	1,110
2007	1,170
2006	1,080
2005	1,070
2004	930
2003	870
2002	840
2001	840
2000	790
1999	640
1998	580
1997	560
1996	510
1995	480

Rankings

EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR) 27 places

Definition

Annual household final consumption expenditure on recreation, sport and culture, including package holidays, COICOP 2018 division 09. Published in euros at current prices per inhabitant; domestic consumption divided by population, not a measure of residents spending alone.

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18) (Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), Ireland, 1995 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table

MLA 9

Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18), Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), Ireland, 1995 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-consumption-per-capita-eur-recreation-culture/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18). Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), Ireland, 1995 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-consumption-per-capita-eur-recreation-culture/ireland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18), Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), Ireland, 1995 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-consumption-per-capita-eur-recreation-culture/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP\_EUR\_HAB (nama\_10\_cp18): Household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), Ireland, 1995 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-consumption-per-capita-eur-recreation-culture/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP\_EUR\_HAB (nama\_10\_cp18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama\_10\_cp18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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€1,760 in 2025, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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