Performing arts industry revenue in the Netherlands

The total revenue of the performing arts industry in the Netherlands decreased in 2021 over the previous year, after dropping sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. After peaking at over 536 million euros in 2019, this industry's revenue shrunk by roughly a third in 2020, then totaled around 147 million euros in 2021, the lowest figure recorded over the period considered. Meanwhile, in the first two years of the health crisis, total subsidies allocated to the performing arts industry in the Netherlands rose significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Total revenue of the performing arts industry in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Total revenue in million euros
2021*	146.69
2020*	178.51
2019*	536.36
2018*	494.99
2017*	485.57
2016*	484.41
2015	465.62
2014	434.39
2013	427.1
2012	381.16
2011	409.6
2010	401.23
2009	396.16
2008	413.82

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Supplementary notes

*Provisional data.

Figures have been rounded. Performing arts refer to artistic productions like theaters, pop concerts, or musicals performed in front of a general audience by professional artists.

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