DCMS Economic Estimates GVA 2024 (provisional)
Accredited official statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by GVA (gross value added).
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These Economic Estimates are accredited official statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS sectors to the UK economy, measured by GVA (gross value added). This release includes annual estimates for 2010 to 2023, and provisional annual estimates for 2024.
These estimates include revisions to previously published data to 2023 due to revisions made by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to the underlying data which these estimates are based on. GVA estimates are subject to scheduled revisions as more and higher quality data becomes available, and more information about this is available in the ONS article on GDP revisions in Blue Book: 2025. Further information of the impact of these revisions on DCMS sector GVA is available in the technical report above.
There are limitations when comparing tourism GVA estimates over time and in particular there is a break in the time series in 2022, meaning that estimates from 2022 onwards are not directly comparable with earlier years. As a result, we advise caution when comparing data for tourism and DCMS sectors overall (including tourism) for 2022 onwards with earlier years. Further information is available in the report and in the technical report.
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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, the art and antiques market, and the computer games subsector.
Headline findings:
Provisional 2024 estimates show that:
- GVA in DCMS sectors was estimated to be £247.6 billion, contributing 9.4% to UK GVA.
- GVA in the DCMS sectors increased by an estimated 2.6% compared to 2023, while the UK as a whole grew by 1.0%.
- The growth in DCMS sector GVA from 2023 to 2024 was driven by the creative industries (+4.6%); there was also growth in tourism (+1.3%) and the cultural sector (+2.4%). There was a drop in GVA from 2023 to 2024 in civil society (-3.8%) and gambling (-4.0%), while sport GVA remained similar (-0.3%).
Alongside this release, we are also publishing GVA and employment estimates for the Sport Satellite Account. These statistics are published as official statistics in development. Please send any feedback to evidence@dcms.gov.uk.
Released
First published on 5 February 2026.
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 the Code of Practice for Statistics and 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 emailing evidence@dcms.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR 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 at evidence@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.