The United States was the leading art market worldwide in 2021, generating 43 percent of the global art market value. That year, China ranked second, accounting for 20 percent of global sales. The United Kingdom followed in third place, representing 17 percent of the art market worldwide.
Distribution of the global art market value in 2021, by country
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Art Basel, & UBS. (March 29, 2022). Distribution of the global art market value in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/885531/global-art-market-share-by-country/
Art Basel, und UBS. "Distribution of the global art market value in 2021, by country." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885531/global-art-market-share-by-country/
Art Basel, UBS. (2022). Distribution of the global art market value in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885531/global-art-market-share-by-country/
Art Basel, and UBS. "Distribution of The Global Art Market Value in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885531/global-art-market-share-by-country/
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