Mapping study on measuring the economic impact of COVID-19 on the sport sector in the EU (2020)

The data in this report suggests that the sport sector will be considerably affected during 2020 due to the current pandemic. This is largely the case regardless of the extent of COVID-19 measures that are taken, although negative effects increase in line with increasingly stringent imposition of measures (with greatest effect in the higher scenario). Results for each scenario across the sport sector in the EU-28 and EU-27 for 2020 are summarised in the following table (direct effects, broad definition):

In the EU-28, the impact of COVID-19 across the sport sector under the higher scenario (potentially the most likely scenario at present) in 2020 is estimated at:

• 56,930 million Euros GDP (differs by 15.7% compared to the reference scenario)
• 1,099,526 employees in persons (differs by 17% compared to the reference scenario)

In the EU-27, the impact of COVID-19 across the sport sector under the higher scenario (potentially the most likely scenario at present) in 2020 is estimated at:

• 47,430 million Euros GDP (differs by 15.3% compared to the reference scenario)
• 844,773 employees in persons (differs by 16.2% compared to the reference scenario)