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These Economic Estimates are National Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS sectors to the UK economy, measured by GVA (gross value added), and separately for the digital sector.

This is the first release of annual estimates for 2021, and provisional annual estimates for 2022.

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DCMS sectors

These statistics cover the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy;

• civil society
• creative industries
• cultural sector
• gambling
• sport
• tourism

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 and computer games subsector.

Headline findings:

In 2022, provisional estimates show that included DCMS sectors (excluding tourism due to data lags) contributed 169.4 billion to the UK economy. This was 7.7% of total UK GVA, compared to 7.2% in 2019.

Digital sector:

These statistics also cover the contributions of the following digital sectors to the UK economy

• digital sector
• telecoms

Users should note that there is overlap between these two sectors definitions. Specifically: the telecoms sector sits wholly within the digital sector.

The release also includes estimates for the audio visual sector and computer games subsector.

Headline findings:

In 2022, provisional estimates show that the digital sector contributed 158.3 billion to the UK economy. This was 7.2% of total UK GVA, compared to 7.1% in 2021 (measured in current prices).

A definition for each sector is available in the tables published alongside this release. Further information on all these sectors is available in the associated technical report along with details of methods and data limitations.

Released

First published on 15 February 2024.

Feedback and consultation

DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. Feedback and responses should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

Office for Statistics Regulation

These official statistics were independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) in June 2019. They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in theCode of Practice for Statisticsand should be labelled accredited official statistics. Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the OSR. OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards by emailingevidence@dcms.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailingregulation@statistics.gov.ukor via theOSR website.

The responsible analyst for this release is Rachel Moyce. For further details about the estimates, or to be added to a distribution list for future updates, please email us atevidence@dcms.gov.uk.

Pre-release access

A document is provided that contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.