Sport in Numbers

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How much do sports businesses sell?

3.0 billion euros in turnover of sports businesses in 2024.

Up 6.6% from 2023.

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Turnover over time

2015 to 2024, in euros Calculated by the project

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Turnover over time, 2015 to 2024, in euros
PeriodEuro (€)
20151,666,675,604
20161,616,635,282
20171,805,351,965
2018n.c.
2019n.c.
2020n.c.
20211,937,100,996
20222,850,095,222
20232,769,709,596
20242,953,013,093
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Turnover by type of activity

2020 to 2024, in euros

Turnover by type of activity, 2020 to 2024, in euros
Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3)20202021202220232024
Building of pleasure and sporting boats85,311,611102,721,295126,491,965138,638,815123,154,309
Manufacture of sports goods34,607,50644,212,804467,741,73244,319,92847,634,952
Retail sale of sporting, camping and recreation equipment in specialised stores725,998,608860,782,3511,005,965,5081,083,766,8941,118,862,146
Sports and recreation education34,893,12843,946,99360,729,94871,714,34286,419,744
Operation of sports facilities167,533,821153,518,812256,047,924313,386,514383,471,539
Activities of sport clubs301,294,558367,212,867386,073,338459,397,127471,408,505
Fitness facilities…149,177,931237,977,271313,824,923359,647,168
Other sports activities…215,527,943309,067,536344,661,053362,414,730
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Turnover by region

2024, in euros Calculated by the project

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Turnover by region, 2024, in euros
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)Euro (€)
Grande Lisboa1,284,766,916
Norte1,052,789,834
Centro162,792,112
Oeste e Vale do Tejon.c.
Península de Setúbaln.c.
Alentejon.c.
Algarven.c.
Região Autónoma dos Açoresn.c.
Região Autónoma da Madeiran.c.
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Reference
Measure D12 of the list of selected indicators: Turnover of sports sector enterprises — €

Comparison with the previous period

Change calculated by the project from the published values (2024: 2,953,013,093; 2023: 2,769,709,596): (2,953,013,093 − 2,769,709,596) ÷ 2,769,709,596 × 100 = 6.6%, rounded to one decimal place. Not a value published by Statistics Portugal.

Exact value: 2,953,013,093. In the headline, large values are rounded to millions.

Turnover over time

Periods
2015 to 2024
Unit
Euro (€)
Employment size class
Total
Data as of
3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project from Statistics Portugal data, with a rule still to be confirmed: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (volume de negócios). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Turnover over time”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d12#x-D12-total. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

Provenance

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Turnover by type of activity

Periods
2020 to 2024
Unit
Euro (€)
Employment size class
Total
Data as of
3 November 2026

Source

Suggested citation

Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Turnover by type of activity”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d12#x-D12-atividade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

Provenance

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Turnover by region

Period
2024
Unit
Euro (€)
Data as of
3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project from Statistics Portugal data, with a rule still to be confirmed: Sum of the CAE Rev. 3 classes of the sports sector: 3012, 3230, 4764, 8551, 9311, 9312, 9313 and 9319 (volume de negócios). The classes do not overlap, so no group is added to its own parts. (Rule source: Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 7, note 1)

Source

  • Statistics Portugal, Integrated business accounts system: Turnover (€) of enterprises by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Economic activity (Subclass - CAE Rev. 3), source last updated 11 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013856)

Suggested citation

Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Turnover by region”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d12#x-D12-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

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