The Cabinet received a report of the Minister of Culture on the data included in the Satellite Account of Culture in Spain, an annual statistical analysis prepared by the Ministry of Culture.
The preliminary results of the new report indicates that, on average in the period 2000-2007, the cultural sector’s contribution to Spanish GDP stood at 3.1%, rising to 4% if we consider the set of economic activities linked intellectual property. These figures rise to 3.3% and 4.2% respectively in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA).
The GDP growth of cultural activities is characterized by continued growth in the period 2000-2007. Estimated GDP in 2000, 19.833 million euros, amounting to reach 31.146 million in 2007, the latest period available, representing an average annual growth of 6.7%.
For cultural sectors, highlights the Books and Newspapers, with a contribution to the GDP of the economy, again on average for the period under review, 1.3%, representing 40.9% in all cultural activities.
Followed in order of importance, in relative weight of the total cultural, Radio and Television sectors (18.2 per 100), Film and Video (10.6%) and Arts (10.2%). The remaining sectors have a stake of less than 10 per 100: Performing Arts (4.7%), Heritage (2.6%) Recorded Music (2%) and Archives and Libraries (1.7%).
If we classify the activities in phases highlights the significant weight of the Creation and Production sector, which accounts for 55.5% of GDP in cultural activities, followed by the manufacturing sector, 17.2%, and those engaged in distribution and Dissemination, 13.4% and greater distance, Educational Activities related to culture, 5.3%.
Higher than the EU average
The results show the significant weight both in the activities related to intellectual property, and cultural activities within the Spanish economy. It is worth noting that both have a higher weight in the overall economy, generating on average in the period, the Energy sector (2.7%), or the sector Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries ( 3.7%).
It is also higher than the estimated average contribution within the European Union, reaching 2.6% of GDP compared to 3.1% of the Spanish case, data can be explained by the richness of Spanish culture, a the largest in the world, supported by a language spoken five hundred million people.
The Satellite Account of Culture in Spain provides information on the one hand, in the cultural field and, secondly, in the activities related to intellectual property. The sectors considered within the cultural field are: Heritage, Archives and Libraries, Books and Media, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Audiovisual.
In each of these areas are discussed by distinguishing different phases of activities, depending on the different stages of the production chain: creation, production, manufacture, dissemination, distribution, promotion and regulation activities, educational activities and auxiliary.
The Satellite Account is included within the National Statistics Plan 2009-2012, in collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics, responsible for Spain’s National Accounts.
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