Table 1: International trade in sporting goods, 2006 and 2016

2006

Exports Imports Balance Ratio

Exports/
(million EUR) Imports
EU-28 (¹) 6,132 8,523 -2,391 0.7
Belgium 1,390 1,092 298 1.3
Bulgaria 83 34 49 2.4
Czech Republic 306 262 44 1.2
Denmark 339 400 -61 0.8
Germany 1,928 2,418 -490 0.8
Estonia 58 44 14 1.3
Ireland 30 208 -178 0.1
Greece 74 340 -266 0.2
Spain 1,661 2,419 -758 0.7
France 2,377 2,808 -431 0.8
Croatia 64 204 -140 0.3
Italy 3,411 1,985 1,425 1.7
Cyprus 5 36 -31 0.1
Latvia 15 45 -30 0.3
Lithuania 56 26 30 2.2
Luxembourg 14 44 -30 0.3
Hungary 103 95 8 1.1
Malta 1 10 -8 0.1
Netherlands 1,496 1,168 327 1.3
Austria 769 642 126 1.2
Poland 307 188 119 1.6
Portugal 205 237 -31 0.9
Romania 234 76 158 3.1
Slovenia 163 114 49 1.4
Slovakia 76 80 -4 1.0
Finland 378 277 101 1.4
Sweden 387 634 -247 0.6
United Kingdom 1,466 2,253 -787 0.7
Iceland 0 25 -25 0.01
Norway (²) 97 666 -569 0.1
Switzerland 86 519 -433 0.2
Montenegro 0 8 -8 0.0
FYR of Macedonia 2 5 -2 0.5
Serbia 10 25 -15 0.4
Turkey 208 129 79 1.6

(¹) Excluding intra-EU trade.

(²) 2014 instead of 2016; AAGR: 2006–14 instead of 2006–16.
Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)
 2016 Average annual growth rate
2006–16 (%)
Exports Imports Balance Ratio
Exports/ Exports Imports
(million EUR) Imports
8,693 11,823 -3,130 0.7 3.6 3.3
3,448 2,000 1,448 1.7 9.5 6.2
234 63 171 3.7 10.8 6.2
639 510 129 1.3 7.6 6.9
289 531 -241 0.5 -1.6 2.9
4,153 4,461 -308 0.9 8.0 6.3
60 47 13 1.3 0.4 0.8
24 231 -207 0.1 -2.1 1.1
91 289 -199 0.3 2.0 -1.6
810 1,752 -942 0.5 -6.9 -3.2
2,469 3,356 -887 0.7 0.4 1.8
102 190 -88 0.5 4.7 -0.7
3,836 1,946 1,889 2.0 1.2 -0.2
46 648 -602 0.1 25.8 33.6
79 55 24 1.4 18.3 2.0
84 71 13 1.2 4.2 10.6
30 59 -28 0.5 7.9 2.8
357 199 158 1.8 13.2 7.7
4 668 -664 0.0 11.9 52.9
3,502 2,513 989 1.4 8.9 8.0
841 1,018 -177 0.8 0.9 4.7
847 734 114 1.2 10.7 14.6
391 288 103 1.4 6.7 2.0
347 162 185 2.1 4.0 7.8
127 126 1 1.0 -2.5 1.1
191 179 12 1.1 9.6 8.4
368 304 64 1.2 -0.2 0.9
340 842 -502 0.4 -1.3 2.9
2,078 3,190 -1,112 0.7 3.6 3.5
1 29 -28 0.04 18.7 1.5
64 667 -603 0.1 -5.0 0.0
135 913 -778 0.1 4.6 5.8
0 13 -12 0.0 -6.0 4.5
1 13 -13 0.0 -12.0 11.0
26 51 -25 0.5 10.4 7.5
375 260 116 1.4 6.1 7.3
Figure 1: Average annual growth rate of exports of sporting goods, 2006–16
(%)

30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15

United Kingdom
Czech Republic
Luxembourg
Netherlands
EU-28 (¹)

Lithuania
Slovakia

Romania
Portugal
Bulgaria

Germany

Greece
Croatia
Poland
Hungary

Belgium
Latvia
Cyprus

Malta

(¹) Excluding intra-EU trade.

(²) 2006–14 instead of 2006–16.
Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)

AAGR 2006–
16
Exports

EU-28 (¹) 3.6

Cyprus 25.8
Latvia 18.3
Hungary 13.2
Malta 11.9
Bulgaria 10.8
Poland 10.7
Slovakia 9.6
Belgium 9.5
Netherlands 8.9
Germany 8.0
Luxembourg 7.9
Czech Republic 7.6
Portugal 6.7
Croatia 4.7
Lithuania 4.2
Romania 4.0
United Kingdom 3.6
Greece 2.0
Italy 1.2
Austria 0.9
Estonia 0.4
France 0.4
Finland -0.2
Sweden -1.3
Denmark -1.6
Ireland -2.1
Slovenia -2.5
Spain -6.9

Iceland 18.7
Switzerland 4.6
Norway (²) -5.0

Serbia 10.4
Turkey 6.1
Montenegro -6.0
Former Yugoslav Rep -12.0
 Czech Republic

Portugal

Croatia

Lithuania

Romania

United Kingdom

Greece

Italy

Austria

Estonia

France

Finland

Sweden

Denmark

Ireland

Slovenia

Spain

Iceland

Switzerland

Norway (²)

Serbia

Turkey

Montenegro

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

 Norway (²)

Serbia

Turkey

Montenegro

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Figure 2: Average annual growth rate of imports of sporting goods, 2006–16
(%)

35

30

25

20
52.9
15

10

C z e c h R ep u blic

U n ited K in g dom
N e the rla nd s
-5
E U -28 (¹)

Lith uan ia

R o m a n ia

G e rm a ny
S lov ak ia

D en m a rk
B u lgaria

S w ed e n
H u ng ary

B e lg iu m

A us tria
P o la nd
C y pru s
M a lta

(¹) Excluding intra-EU trade.

(²) 2006–14 instead of 2006–16.
Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)

AAGR 2006–
16
Imports

EU-28 (¹) 3.3

Malta 52.9
Cyprus 33.6
Poland 14.6
Lithuania 10.6
Slovakia 8.4
Netherlands 8.0
Romania 7.8
Hungary 7.7
Czech Republic 6.9
Germany 6.3
Belgium 6.2
Bulgaria 6.2
Austria 4.7
United Kingdom 3.5
Sweden 2.9
Denmark 2.9
Luxembourg 2.8
Latvia 2.0
Portugal 2.0
France 1.8
Slovenia 1.1
Ireland 1.1
Finland 0.9
Estonia 0.8
Italy -0.2
Croatia -0.7
Greece -1.6
Spain -3.2

Switzerland 5.8
Iceland 1.5
Norway (²) 0.0

Former Yugoslav 11.0

Serbia 7.5
Turkey 7.3
Montenegro 4.5
 B u lgaria

A us tria

U n ited K in g dom

S w ed e n

D en m a rk

Lu x em bou rg

La tv ia

P o rtug a l

F ran c e

S lov en ia

Ire lan d

F in la nd

E s ton ia

Ita ly

C ro atia

G re ec e

S pa in

S w itz e rlan d

Ic elan d

N o rw a y (²)

F o rm e r Yu go s lav R e pu blic of M ac ed on ia

S e rbia

Turk e y
 Ic elan d

N o rw a y (²)

F o rm e r Yu go s lav R e pu blic of M ac ed on ia

S e rbia

Turk e y

M on ten eg ro
 Figure 3: Extra-EU trade in sporting goods, EU-28, 2006–16
( % of total extra-EU trade and billion EUR)

1.0

0.9

0.8
(% of total extra-EU trade)

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0
6.132173 6.081068 6.393067 4.394436 5.352431 5.800658 5.78898 5.914964 6.446171 8.61
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20
Exports (billion EUR) Imports (billion EUR) Exports (%

Note: different scale on left and right axis.

Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)

Imports Exports
Imports Exports
(% of total (% of total
(billion EUR) (billion EUR)
EU trade) EU trade)

2006 0.62 0.53 2006 8.523386 6.132173

2007 0.52 0.49 2007 7.558138 6.081068
2008 0.47 0.49 2008 7.450509 6.393067
2009 0.52 0.40 2009 6.432779 4.394436
2010 0.57 0.40 2010 8.798374 5.352431
2011 0.50 0.37 2011 8.617706 5.800658
2012 0.49 0.34 2012 8.8689 5.78898
2013 0.48 0.34 2013 8.039355 5.914964
2014 0.59 0.38 2014 9.950031 6.446171
2015 0.63 0.48 2015 10.938142 8.610017
2016 0.69 0.50 2016 11.822764 8.692818
 12

10

8
(billion EUR)

0
5.914964 6.446171 8.610017 8.692818
2013 2014 2015 2016
Exports (% of total EU trade)
Figure 4: Share of intra-EU and extra-EU exports of sporting goods, 2016
(%)

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Croatia
EU-28

Romania

Bulgaria

Ireland

Slovakia

Luxembourg

Spain

Austria
Poland

Slovenia

France

Greece
Belgium

Portugal
Czech Republic

Hungary

Germany
Denmark
Intra-EU trade Extr

(¹) Data from 2014.

Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)

Intra-EU trade Extra-EU trade

EU-28 66.3 33.7

Romania 97.4 2.6

Belgium 96.9 3.1
Bulgaria 91.9 8.1
Ireland 88.0 12.0
Slovakia 87.9 12.1
Luxembourg 87.0 13.0
Czech Republic 85.6 14.4
Portugal 85.1 14.9
Hungary 84.0 16.0
Croatia 82.0 18.0
Spain 78.5 21.5
Poland 76.3 23.7
Denmark 74.5 25.5
Austria 69.2 30.8
Slovenia 67.2 32.8
France 63.5 36.5
Greece 61.1 38.9
Germany 60.3 39.7
Finland 58.7 41.3
Sweden 58.3 41.7
United Kingdom 57.4 42.6
Lithuania 54.9 45.1
Estonia 53.8 46.2
Italy 51.3 48.7
Netherlands 49.7 50.3
Latvia 35.6 64.4
Malta 19.0 80.9
Cyprus 15.8 84.2

Switzerland 76.2 23.8

Norway (¹) 75.7 24.3
Iceland 48.5 51.5

Former Yugoslav
Republic
of Macedonia 71.8 28.2
Serbia 60.6 39.4
Montenegro 36.4 63.6
Turkey 35.4 64.6
 Denmark

Austria

Slovenia

France

Greece

Intra-EU trade
Germany

Finland

Sweden

Extra-EU trade
United Kingdom

Lithuania

Estonia

Italy

Netherlands

Latvia

Malta

Cyprus

Switzerland

Norway (¹)

Iceland

Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia
Serbia

Montenegro

Turkey
Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia
Serbia

Montenegro

Turkey
Figure 5: Share of intra-EU and extra-EU imports of sporting goods, 2016
(%)

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Slovakia

Estonia

Croatia

Lithuania

Slovenia

France
EU-28

Luxembourg

Ireland

Latvia

Romania

Austria

Poland

Bulgaria
Portugal
Cyprus

Hungary

Czech Republic

Italy
Intra-EU trade E

(¹) Data from 2014.

Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)

Intra-EU trade Extra-EU trade

EU-28 55.3 44.7

Cyprus 94.9 5.1

Portugal 91.6 8.4
Luxembourg 88.3 11.7
Hungary 85.7 14.3
Slovakia 85.7 14.3
Estonia 84.6 15.4
Ireland 84.0 16.0
Czech Republic 82.2 17.8
Latvia 81.7 18.3
Romania 81.2 18.8
Austria 81.0 19.0
Poland 79.0 21.0
Croatia 77.7 22.3
Lithuania 76.2 23.8
Slovenia 75.7 24.3
Bulgaria 74.9 25.1
France 68.3 31.7
Italy 64.7 35.3
Spain 63.8 36.2
Finland 62.7 37.3
Denmark 61.2 38.8
Sweden 58.8 41.2
Greece 56.0 44.0
Germany 53.6 46.4
United Kingdom 34.7 65.3
Belgium 31.2 68.8
Netherlands 26.8 73.2
Malta 21.0 79.0

Switzerland 46.5 53.5

Norway (¹) 46.3 53.7
Iceland 35.4 64.6

Montenegro 28.8 71.2

Serbia 18.0 82.0
Turkey 17.8 82.2
Former Yugoslav R 15.2 84.8
 Lithuania

Slovenia

Bulgaria

France

Intra-EU trade
Italy

Spain

Finland

Denmark

Extra-EU trade
Sweden

Greece

Germany

United Kingdom

Belgium

Netherlands

Malta

Switzerland

Norway (¹)

Iceland

Montenegro

Serbia

Turkey

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

 Turkey

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Figure 6: Extra-EU-28 exports of sporting goods, by product, EU-28, 2006 and 2016
(% of EU-28 total)

0 5 10 15 20

Boats and water sport equipment

Gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment

Skis and related equipment

Sports footwear

Sporting shotguns

Bicycles

Sportswear

Fishing equipment

Parachutes

Golf equipment

Balls

Racket sports equipment

Skates

2006 2016

Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)

2006 2016
% %
TOTAL 100.0 100.0
Boats and water sport equipment 67.2 65.6
Gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment 7.8 10.6
Skis and related equipment 9.1 5.8
Sports footwear 3.8 5.6
Sporting shotguns 3.7 3.7
Bicycles 1.5 2.9
Sportswear 2.4 2.2
Fishing equipment 1.7 1.1
Parachutes 0.4 0.6
Golf equipment 0.6 0.6
Balls 0.7 0.6
Racket sports equipment 0.6 0.5
Skates 0.5 0.3
 15 20 55 60 65 70

2016
Figure 7: Extra-EU-28 imports of sporting goods, by product, EU-28, 2006 and 2016
(% of EU-28 total)

0 5 10 15

Sports footwear

Gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment

Boats and water sport equipment

Bicycles

Sportswear

Fishing equipment

Balls

Golf equipment

Skates

Skis and related equipment

Racket sports equipment

Sporting shotguns

Parachutes

2006 2016

Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prd)

2006 2016
% %
TOTAL 100.0 100.0
Sports footwear 14.8 25.7
Gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment 17.6 21.2
Boats and water sport equipment 32.4 20.6
Bicycles 8.2 9.7
Sportswear 8.3 7.9
Fishing equipment 3.7 3.7
Balls 3.9 3.4
Golf equipment 4.3 2.5
Skates 2.0 1.6
Skis and related equipment 2.2 1.5
Racket sports equipment 1.7 1.2
Sporting shotguns 0.5 0.6
Parachutes 0.4 0.5
 10 15 20 25 30 35

2006 2016
Figure 8: Extra-EU exports of sporting goods, top 10 partner countries, 2016
(%)

Other
23 %
Japan
2%
Russia
2%
Hong Kong Cayman Islands (UK)
3% 27 %
Gibraltar (UK)
3%
Turkey
3% Norway Switzerland
British Virgin Islands 6% 7%
(UK)
5% United States
20 %

Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prt)

Exports
Cayman Islands (UK) 26.7
United States 19.8
Switzerland 6.6
Norway 6.0
British Virgin Islands (UK) 5.2
Turkey 3.1
Gibraltar (UK) 2.8
Hong Kong 2.7
Russia 2.1
Japan 2.0
Other 22.9
Figure 9: Extra-EU imports of sporting goods, top 10 partner countries, 2016
(%)

British Virgin Islands (UK)

1%
Tunisia
1%
Thailand
1% Other China (¹)
15 % 38 %
Cambodia
4%
Indonesia Cayman Islands (UK)
5% 9%
United States
6% Vietnam
Taiwan
127%%

(¹) Excluding Hong-Kong.

Source: Eurostat (online data code: sprt_trd_prt)

Imports
China (¹) 37.9
Vietnam 11.8
Cayman Islands (UK) 9.3
Taiwan 7.3
United States 5.7
Indonesia 4.8
Cambodia 4.0
Thailand 1.5
Tunisia 1.4
British Virgin Islands (UK) 1.3
Other 14.9