Average Slovak spends EUR 500 annually in restaurants and bars

An average Slovak in 2018 spent around 500 euros in restaurants, canteens, cafes and bars, analyst of WOOD + Company Eva Sadovska has pointed out, citing data from Eurostat and the Statistics Office. This expenditure made up around 5.4 percent of household budgets, with the total amount spent in the country for these purposes in 2018 reaching 2.7 billion euros, which was equivalent to 3 percent of GDP. In 2008, the amount spent in restaurants and similar facilities came to 2.2 billion euros, which represented 400 euros per capita per year. It made up 5.9 percent of household spending and equalled 3.3 percent of GDP at the time.