High level metrics for each year of the Licence are below. They show the steady growth in National Lottery sales and returns to good causes over the period.
Year | Sales | Prizes Won | Good Causes |
2015 | €670.4m | €381.1m (56.8%) | €188m (28.0%) |
2016 | €750.2m | €422m (56.3%) | €213.3m (28.4%) |
2017 | €800.2m | €452m (56.5%) | €226.3m (28.3%) |
2018 | €805m | €453.6m (56.3%) | €228.5m (28.4%) |
2019 | €884.5m | €497.5m (56.2%) | €251.6m (28.4%) |
2020 | €918.9m | €528.9m (57.6%) | €253.6m (27.6%) |
2021 | €1053.7m | €585.9m (55.6%) | €304m (28.9%) |
2022 | €884.1m | €484.9m (54.8%) | €259.9m (29.4%) |
Source: Premier Lotteries Ireland (DAC) audited accounts
Year | Number of retail agents at year end |
2014 | 2700 |
2015 | 4000 |
2016 | 5290 |
2017 | 5663 |
2018 | 5767 |
2019 | 5691 |
2020 | 5415 |
2021 | 5326 |
2022 | 5225 |
Source: Premier Lotteries Ireland (DAC) audited accounts
Year | Retail as % total sales | Online as % total sales |
2016 | 94.6% | 5.4% |
2017 | 93.5% | 6.5% |
2018 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
2019 | 90.9% | 9.1% |
2020 | 85.2% | 14.8% |
2021 | 83.4% | 16.6% |
2022 | 84.1% | 15.9% |
Source: Premier Lotteries Ireland (DAC) audited accounts
Year | Good Causes Funds Earned Annually in Millions € |
2014 | 178 |
2015 | 188 |
2016 | 213.3 |
2017 | 226.3 |
2018 | 228.5 |
2019 | 251.6 |
2020 | 253.6 |
2021 | 304 |
2022 | 259.5 |
Source: Premier Lotteries Ireland (DAC) audited accounts
Year | Prizes Won | Good Causes |
2015 | 56.8% | 28% |
2016 | 56.3% | 28.4% |
2017 | 56.5% | 28.3% |
2018 | 56.3% | 28.4% |
2019 | 56.2% | 28.4% |
2020 | 57.6% | 27.6% |
2021 | 55.6% | 28.9% |
2022 | 54.8% | 29.4% |
Source: Premier Lotteries Ireland (DAC) audited accounts