Study on the contribution of sport to economic growth and employment in the EU

The results of the study show that the share of sport-related gross value added of total EU gross value added is 1.13% for the narrow definition and 1.76% for the broad definition of sport. [...] An Input-Output Table describes the structure of the economy, and the various relations between the different sectors of an economy, and helps to quantify the multiplier effects for the national economy. [...] 3.3 Analysis of the Economic Effects of Sport On the basis of the Input-Output Table: Sport, the sport-related impact on the national economy can be determined. [...] The size of the multipliers primarily depends on the structure of the “economic linkage” of the source sector to the remaining sectors. [...] The columns in the left part of the IOT refer to the production of the goods.