Sport in Numbers

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How much do municipal councils spend on sport?

532.4 million euros spent by municipal councils on sports activities and facilities in 2025.

Up 16.0% from 2024.

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Council spending on sport, by type of spending

2021 to 2025, in euros

Council spending on sport, by type of spending, 2021 to 2025, in euros
Type of expenditure20212022202320242025
Total323,347,186367,740,235426,482,358458,863,984532,391,112
Current expenditures233,104,825273,437,668323,046,089358,058,865397,532,432
Capital expenditures90,242,36194,302,567103,436,269100,805,119134,858,680

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What councils spend on: activities and facilities

2025, in euros

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What councils spend on: activities and facilities, 2025, in euros
Activity and/ or sports equipmentEuro (€)
Sports activities150,091,107
Sports associations139,668,173
Construction and maintenance of sports precints (includes halls and pavilions)136,906,975
Construction and maintenance of other sports equipment (outdoor or simply covered precints)64,700,694
Other activities not specified41,024,163

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Council spending on sport, by region

2025, in euros

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Council spending on sport, by region, 2025, in euros
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)Euro (€)
Norte213,634,646
Centro86,872,475
Grande Lisboa53,945,905
Oeste e Vale do Tejo47,186,192
Algarve44,046,475
Alentejo40,953,469
Península de Setúbal31,938,490
Região Autónoma dos Açores8,847,207
Região Autónoma da Madeira4,966,253

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Reference
Measure D17 of the list of selected indicators: Municipal Councils’ financing of sports activities and infrastructures — €

Comparison with the previous period

Change calculated by the project from the published values (2025: 532,391,112; 2024: 458,863,984): (532,391,112 − 458,863,984) ÷ 458,863,984 × 100 = 16.0%, rounded to one decimal place. Not a value published by Statistics Portugal.

Exact value: 532,391,112. In the headline, large values are rounded to millions.

Council spending on sport, by type of spending

Periods
2021 to 2025
Unit
Euro (€)
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)
Portugal
Activity and/ or sports equipment
Total
Data as of
3 November 2026

Source

  • Statistics Portugal, Survey on the financing of cultural, creative and sports activities by Municipal Councils: Expenditures in activities and sports equipment (€) of municipal councils by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), Type of expenditure and Activity and/ or sports equipment, source last updated 30 October 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013554)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Council spending on sport, by type of spending”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d17#x-D17-tipo. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

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What councils spend on: activities and facilities

Period
2025
Unit
Euro (€)
Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)
Portugal
Type of expenditure
Total
Data as of
3 November 2026

Source

  • Statistics Portugal, Survey on the financing of cultural, creative and sports activities by Municipal Councils: Expenditures in activities and sports equipment (€) of municipal councils by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), Type of expenditure and Activity and/ or sports equipment, source last updated 30 October 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013554)

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Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “What councils spend on: activities and facilities”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d17#x-D17-subdominio. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

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Council spending on sport, by region

Period
2025
Unit
Euro (€)
Type of expenditure
Total
Activity and/ or sports equipment
Total
Data as of
3 November 2026

Source

  • Statistics Portugal, Survey on the financing of cultural, creative and sports activities by Municipal Councils: Expenditures in activities and sports equipment (€) of municipal councils by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), Type of expenditure and Activity and/ or sports equipment, source last updated 30 October 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013554)

Suggested citation

Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Council spending on sport, by region”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d17#x-D17-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

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