According to a report published by UNESCO in February 2022, cultural and creative industries accounted for 3.1 percent of the global gross domestic product and 6.2 percent of global employment in 2020. That year, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic set unprecedented challenges for this market. Overall, due to the pandemic, it was estimated that cultural and creative industries worldwide lost around 750 billion U.S. dollars in gross value added (GVA) and 10 million jobs in 2020.
Key figures on cultural and creative industries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide in 2020
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UNESCO. (February 10, 2022). Key figures on cultural and creative industries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290346/key-data-culture-creative-industries-covid-19-worldwide/
UNESCO. "Key figures on cultural and creative industries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide in 2020." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290346/key-data-culture-creative-industries-covid-19-worldwide/
UNESCO. (2022). Key figures on cultural and creative industries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290346/key-data-culture-creative-industries-covid-19-worldwide/
UNESCO. "Key Figures on Cultural and Creative Industries during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Worldwide in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290346/key-data-culture-creative-industries-covid-19-worldwide/
UNESCO, Key figures on cultural and creative industries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290346/key-data-culture-creative-industries-covid-19-worldwide/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Key figures on cultural and creative industries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide in 2020 [Graph], UNESCO, February 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290346/key-data-culture-creative-industries-covid-19-worldwide/