Government expenditure on recreation and sport in Luxembourg amounts to an estimated €500 per inhabitant per year, according to Eurostat.
This places Luxembourg at the top of the EU list, leaving Sweden (€254) and Finland (€226) far behind in second and third.
On the other end of the scale, Bulgaria (€11), Romania (€30) and Slovakia (€31) occupy the bottom three spots in the EU.
The EU average is €113.
