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

Luxembourg had the highest household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR) of 26 EU countries in 2016, at €1,980. Romania had the lowest, at €130. The median was €1,000 and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1,110. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,980Luxembourg

Lowest130Romania

Median1,00026 EU countries

European Union (27)1,110History

All EU countries, 2016

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2016 EUR	Change on 2015
1	Luxembourg	1,980	+0.5%
1	Sweden	1,980	+1%
3	Denmark	1,910	+5.5%
4	Finland	1,890	+1.6%
5	Austria	1,870	+2.7%
6	Germany	1,850	+5.1%
7	Netherlands	1,580	+1.3%
8	Belgium	1,350	0%
9	France	1,210	+1.7%
10	Ireland	1,180	+8.3%
11	Malta	1,070	+1.9%
12	Cyprus	1,030	+2%
13	Italy	1,020	+5.2%
14	Spain	980	+8.9%
15	Slovenia	840	+5%
16	Slovakia	690	+6.2%
17	Latvia	620	+3.3%
17	Portugal	620	+3.3%
19	Croatia	610	+7%
20	Czechia	600	+9.1%
21	Estonia	580	+7.4%
22	Greece Provisional	470	-2.1%
23	Hungary	360	+9.1%
24	Bulgaria	350	+9.4%
25	Poland	280	+3.7%
26	Romania	130	-7.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18) (EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table

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Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-per-capita-eur-recreation-culture/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18). EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-per-capita-eur-recreation-culture/eu-countries?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-per-capita-eur-recreation-culture/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR)?

Luxembourg, with €1,980 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest household spending on recreation, sport and culture per inhabitant (EUR)?

Romania, with €130 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_EUR_HAB (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.