Cost of the Olympic Games

Table columns:
Host City
Year
Final Operating Budget
Total Costs
Taxpayer Contribution
Profit/Loss
Year Debt Paid Off
Notes

Table rows:
cells: Athens Summer Olympics
1896
3,740,000 ₯[3]
Donations by George Averoff of 1,000,000 ₯ covered potential losses
cells: London Summer Olympics
1908
US$394,000 est.[3]
£6,377
cells: Paris Summer Olympics
1924
5,496,610₣[3]
cells: Amsterdam Summer Olympics
1928
$1,183,000[3]
$18,000
cells: Los Angeles Summer Olympics
1932
$1,000,000[3]
cells: Berlin Summer Olympics
1936
$30,000,000[3]
cells: London Summer Olympics
1948
£761,688[4]
£29,000[3]
cells: Helsinki Summer Olympics
1952
1,580,000,000 mk[3]
49,000,000 mk
cells: Melbourne Summer Olympics
1956
A£5,400,000[4]
A£300,000[3]
cells: Tokyo Summer Olympics
1964
US$72,000,000[4]
cells: Mexico City Summer Olympics
1968
US$176,000,000[4]
cells: Munich Summer Olympics
1972
1,972,000,000 DM[3]
cells: Montreal Summer Olympics
1976
CDN$207,000,000[5]
CDN$1,410,000,000[5]
CDN$990,000,000[5]
2006
A special tobacco tax was introduced in May 1976 to fund the loss
cells: Lake Placid Winter Olympics
1980
US$49,000,000[6]
US$169,000,000[6]
cells: Moscow Summer Olympics
1980
US$231,000,000[7]
US$1,350,000,000[7]
USD $1,190,000,000 deficit[citation needed]
This was the year that The United States and 64 other Nations boycotted due to the invasion of Afghanistan.
cells: Sarajevo Winter Olympics
1984
US$55,400,000[8]
US$110,900,000[8]
US$10,000,000 [8]
The first Olympics since 1948 to make a profit
cells: Los Angeles Summer Olympics
1984
US$320,000,000[9]
US$413,000,000[9]
$75,000,000[10][11]
US$250,000,000[12]
1984
The first Summer Olympics since 1932 to make a profit[11]
cells: Calgary Winter Olympics
1988
CDN$438,000,000[13]
CDN$899,000,000[13]
CDN$425,000,000[13]
CDN$32,000,000[13]
1988
cells: Seoul Summer Olympics
1988
USD $4,000,000,000[citation needed]
US$300,000,000[12]
1988
A record profit for a government-run Olympiad[citation needed]
cells: Barcelona Summer Olympics
1992
US$850,000,000[citation needed]
US$9,300,000,000[14]
US$10,000,000[12]
1992
Operating costs were put at 9.1% of the total cost. The vast majority of spending was to improve infrastructure.[15]
cells: Albertville Winter Olympics
1992
USD $1,200,000,000 on infrastructure[16]
USD $67,000,000[16]
cells: Lillehammer Winter Olympics
1994
US$1,100,000,000[17][18]
US$250,000,000[17][18]
cells: Atlanta Summer Olympics
1996
US$1,800,000,000[citation needed]
US$609,000,000[10]
US$19,000,000[citation needed]
1996
Despite the profit, Atlanta's heavy reliance on corporate sponsorship drew criticism of commercialization
cells: Nagano Winter Olympics
1998
~US$10,000,000,000 in new infrastructure[19]
Net loss[citation needed]
Estimated 2015[19]
The full cost of the Nagano Olympics is unknown, due to Nagano Olympic Bid Committee vice-secretary general Sumikazu Yamaguchi ordering accounting documents burned[19]
cells: Sydney Summer Olympics
2000
A$6,600,000,000 [20][21]
A$3,000,000,000 (A$363,5000,000 borne by the public)[citation needed]
A$2,050,000,000[22]
USD $2,100,000,000 loss [23]
2000
cells: Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
2002
US$2,000,000,000 [24]
US$1,200,000,000 [25]
US$600,000,000[26]
US$101,000,000[27]
2002
Additional security costs were incurred in the wake of the September 11 attacks
cells: Athens Summer Olympics
2004
US$15,000,000,000[28]
US$9,000,000,000[29]
US$6,200,000,000[30]
US$14,500,000,000[31]
The cost of the 2004 Athens Summer Games has been cited as a contributor to the Greek government-debt crisis. Many of the venues lie vacant and rotting; the Independent newspaper reports as many as 21 out of 22 are unused.[32]
cells: Turin Winter Olympics
2006
US$700,000,000[33]
USD $3,200,000[34]
The Italian government created a lottery game to cover its financial losses.[citation needed]
cells: Beijing Summer Olympics
2008
US$44,000,000,000[35]
CNY 1,000,000,000 (US$146,000,000)[36]
2008
cells: Vancouver Winter Olympics
2010
CDN$ 1,700,000,000 (US$1,260,000,000)[37]
US$ 6,400,000,000[38]
US$ 2,300,000,000[39]
CDN$ 1,900,000[40]
2010
Included in the total US$6,400,000,000 cost are the $1,000,000,000 for security, $2,500,000,000 for transportation extensions and upgrades, and $900,000,000 for the new Vancouver Convention Centre (An additional $554,000,000 was spent by the city including a portion on the Olympic Village).[38][41][42]
cells: London Summer Olympics
2012
US$10,400,000,000[43]
US$14,600,000,000[44]
US$4,400,000,000[45]
GBP £nil[46]
2012
Additional costs include $90 million for converting the Olympic Stadium (London) to a football venue[47]
cells: Sochi Winter Olympics
2014
US$51,000,000,000[48]
US$53,150,000[49]
The most expensive Olympic Games in history, surpassing the previous record set by the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.[50]
cells: Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics
2016
US$4,600,000,000 [51]
US$11.6 billion [52][53]
cells: Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
2018
cells: Tokyo Summer Olympics
2020
cells: Beijing Winter Olympics
2022
cells: Paris Summer Olympics
2024
cells: TBA 2026 Winter Olympics
2026
cells: Los Angeles Summer Olympics
2028

Questions about this table:
originalText: how much did it cost rio to host the olympics
answer: answerTexts: $4,600,000,000