Figures on cultural consumption are drawn from a specific exploitation of the Household Budget Survey carried out by the Ministry of Culture. Since 2024, the statistical framework has been adapted to the COICOP 2018 international classification system.
Table 5: Household cultural expenditure by expenditure purpose, 2024
|
Items (Field/Domain) |
Million Euros |
% |
Per capita (Euros) |
|
I. Books and Press |
1986.8 |
13.9 |
41.0 |
|
Books |
1581.3 |
11.0 |
32.6 |
|
Educational and textbooks |
604.8 |
4.2 |
12.5 |
|
Other books |
976.6 |
6.8 |
20.2 |
|
Press |
405.5 |
2.8 |
8.4 |
|
Newspapers |
295.2 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
|
Magazines |
110.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
|
II. Cultural Services |
4249.7 |
29.6 |
87.7 |
|
Cinema, theatre and others |
2396.5 |
16.7 |
49.5 |
|
Museums, libraries, parks and similar |
318 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
|
Subscription to audiovisual content, streaming services and rentals |
949 |
6.6 |
19.6 |
|
Photographic services |
109.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
|
Other cultural services |
476.9 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
|
III. Audiovisual and information treatment support, equipment and accessories |
4003.6 |
27.9 |
82.7 |
|
Image, sound and data support |
184.1 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
|
Equipment for reception, recording and reproduction of sound and image |
1562.9 |
10.9 |
32.3 |
|
Equipment for reception, recording and reproduction of sound and image |
1047.5 |
7.3 |
21.6 |
|
Smartwatches, ebooks and other information and communication devices |
453.1 |
3.2 |
9.4 |
|
Other communication and information accessories |
62.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Photographic and cinematographic equipment |
72.4 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
|
Cameras and other equipment |
62.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Accessories |
9.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Videogames and consoles |
566.6 |
4.0 |
11.7 |
|
Online games subscription and rental |
101.2 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Musical instruments |
111.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
|
Information processing equipment |
1371.8 |
9.6 |
28.3 |
|
Repair and rental of photographic, communication and broadcast equipment |
33.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
IV. Mobile phone and internet services |
4101.9 |
28.6 |
84.7 |
|
Mobile phone devices |
2088.1 |
14.6 |
43.1 |
|
Broadband and internet related services |
2013.7 |
14.0 |
41.6 |
|
TOTAL |
14 341.9 |
100 |
296.1 |
Source: Specific exploitation of the Ministry of Culture (2025) from the Household Budget Survey Base 2006 of the National Statistics Institute.
In 2024, household expenditure on cultural goods and services amounted to 14 341.9 million euros, representing 2.2% of total estimated household expenditure on goods and services. Average household expenditure on culture stood at EUR 739.7, while average per capita expenditure reached EUR 296.1.
Among the main components of cultural expenditure were books (11%), periodicals (2.8%), performing arts and cinema (16.7%), audio-visual and sound equipment (10.9%), and mobile and Internet services (14%). In 2024, expenditure on video games and consoles was included as a separate category for the first time, accounting for 4% of total cultural expenditure.
Average per capita cultural expenditure was highest in municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Expenditure levels were also above the national average in the Autonomous Communities of Aragón, Castile and León, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Community of Madrid and La Rioja, with Catalonia recording the highest levels.
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