DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates: Regional GVA 2023
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-17)

Official Statistics providing estimates of the contribution of DCMS sectors to each UK region, measured by GVA (gross value added).

Headline findings
- Our annual GVA 2023 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/economic-estimates-regional-gva-gross-value-added-for-dcms-sectors-2023-provisional) provisional statistics estimated that GVA by DCMS sectors was £220.3 billion in 2023, 9.3% of the UK economy. The part generated from creative industries, culture, gambling and sport was £150.2 billion, making up 6.3% of UK GVA. This publication shows how that GVA is distributed by region. Tourism and civil society are not included in this release due to data availability.
- London and the South East combined generated the majority of included DCMS sector GVA in 2023, generating 46.3% and 16.0% respectively. This pattern is driven by the creative industries, the largest included sector, and the overlapping cultural sector, which are heavily concentrated in London. In the gambling and sport sectors, regional differences are less pronounced.
- Included DCMS sector GVA fell in all regions between 2022 and 2023.
- Compared to 2019 (pre-pandemic), included DCMS sector GVA overall in 2023 was similar but this varies substantially by region.
About

These Economic Estimates are Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS sectors to each region in the UK, measured by GVA (gross value added). This is the first release of provisional regional estimates for 2023. This release contains some revisions to the back series.

Content

These statistics cover the contributions of the following sectors to the UK economy:
- creative industries
- cultural sector
- gambling
- sport
Users should note that there is overlap between DCMS sector definitions and that several cultural sector industries are simultaneously creative industries.

The release also includes estimates for the audio visual sector, computer games subsector and arts and antiques market.

Estimates of tourism and civil society GVA are not available at present, due to a lack of regional data.

Released

These statistics were first published on 3 July 2025.

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