DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates: Regional GVA 2022
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-03)

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

This data has been revised since publication. Please see DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates: Regional GVA 2023 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-regional-gva-2023) for the latest estimates from 2010 to 2023.

These estimates do not yet incorporate the latest scheduled GVA revisions and rebasing to 2022 prices from the ONS National Accounts Blue Book 2024. This year we saw substantial revisions to our Annual GVA estimates (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-economic-estimates-gva-2023-provisional-data-tables-only) for DCMS sectors, including current price estimates and growth rates over time. We expect these revisions will impact our DCMS sector Regional GVA estimates too, particularly in terms of current price estimates and growth rates over time by region. Estimates of the proportion of DCMS sector GVA in each region, may also be affected by ONS revisions but we will not know if this is the case, or the extent of any changes, until revised regional GVA data is available.

Our DCMS sector regional GVA estimates use data from the ONS Regional GVA balanced tables and the next release of this data is provisionally announced (https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/regionaleconomicactivitybygrossdomesticproductuk1998to2023) for April 2025. We will use this data to produce and publish updated DCMS sector Regional GVA estimates up to 2023 in May/June, including revisions to data for earlier years. In the meantime, we advise users to apply caution when using DCMS sector Regional GVA data and recommend focusing on regional proportions, rather than current price estimates or growth rates by region. $CTA

Headline findings
- Our annual GVA 2022 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-and-digital-sector-gva-2022-provisional) statistics estimated that GVA from creative industries, culture, gambling and sport was £148.7 billion, making up 6.8% of UK GVA in 2022. This publication shows how that GVA is distributed by region.
- London and the South East combined generated the majority of included DCMS sector GVA in 2022. Included DCMS sector GVA fell in most regions between 2019 and 2020, during the pandemic, but increased in 2021 and 2022.
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 regional estimates for 2021, and provisional regional estimates for 2022.

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.

Estimates of Tourism and Civil Society GVA are not available at present, due to a lack of suitable data.

Released

These statistics were first published on 27 June 2024.

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