Overview

• The national audit body issued its first official estimate of nearly €6 billion in public spending for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
• Of that total, €2.77 billion went to event organization—including €1.4 billion on security—and €3.19 billion to venue and infrastructure works.
• Paris 2024 officials disputed the methodology, arguing the state’s direct cost did not exceed €2 billion and faulting the attribution of pre-existing projects.
• Security accounted for a major share of the bill, with deployment of over 35,000 police and gendarmes daily and €315 million in bonuses for officers.
• A comprehensive audit of remaining expenses will be published in October 2025 and a follow-up legacy report is expected in 2026 as France prepares for the 2030 Winter Olympics.