Summer Olympic
Games budgets

The cost of hosting the Summer  Olympics over the last 20 years
(US$, adjusted for 2016 inflation)

Final operating budgets

Atlanta (1996) $2.8bn $15.3m profit

Sydney (2000) $7.5bn $2.9bn loss

Athens (2004) $19bn $19bn loss

Beijing (2008) $49.1bn $162.9m profit

London (2012) $10.9bn Broke even

Rio de Janeiro (2016) $11.6bn

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, xe.com, wire agencies