Arts and sport outpace Monaco economy in 2025, IMSEE data shows
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
New figures from Monaco's official statistics body show arts, sport and recreation grew faster than the broader economy in 2025, with revenue, jobs and business numbers all up.
While Monaco's overall economy slowed in 2025, its arts, sport and recreational sector moved in the opposite direction. Data published on 22 June 2026 by the Institut Monégasque de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (IMSEE) show the sector recorded growth that was, in the institute's own words, "nettement plus rapide" - markedly faster - than that of the Principality's economy as a whole.
The headline numbers point in the same direction: turnover rose, the number of businesses in the sector increased, and employment figures climbed. IMSEE does not break down which activities drove the gains, but the results suggest that cultural programming, sporting events and leisure operations continued to attract spending even as broader commercial activity contracted.
For residents and property owners, the figures add a layer of context to Monaco's economic resilience story. The Principality has long positioned its calendar of sport and culture - from the Grand Prix to the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic - as structural assets rather than seasonal attractions, and the 2025 data appear to support that logic. Whether the trend holds as global conditions remain uncertain will be a key question when IMSEE publishes its next set of sectoral results.