The creative economy is recognized as a significant sector and an important contributor to GDP. The creative economy sets creativity and knowledge transfer in motion across all economic sectors and is a vital part of fostering inclusive development.
The creative economy embodies both commercial and cultural value. The presence of these two values has led governments worldwide to pursue the development and expansion of the creative economy as a strategy for economic diversification and for stimulating growth, prosperity, and economic well-being.
In the creative economy, creative industries generate income through trade and intellectual property rights and create new opportunities, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. Creative activities promote fundamental rights such as respect for human dignity, equality, and democracy, all of which are essential for people to live together in peace. Their capacity to make a substantial contribution to sustainable development brings these industries international recognition and support. Whether artworks and art crafts, books, films, paintings, festivals, music, design, animation, or video games, the creative industries are more than a sector with strong performance and potential for economic growth. These industries are a manifestation of human creativity that spreads important cultural and social values.
This report provides an overview of trends in world trade in creative goods and, for the first time, an overview of services by country for the period 2005 to 2014. The report also provides an outlook on the global creative economy for the period 2002 to 2015.
The report includes a profile of 130 countries and highlights potential opportunities for developing countries to increase their production, exports, and market share in the creative industries.
The report examines the following in more detail:
- Trade in creative goods
- Performance of the creative industries
- Trade of the creative industries
- China case study in the creative economy
- Review of ideas, creativity, and trade in the creative economy
- Review of the digital situation
- Review of major developments
- Review of the main players in the global export market for creative goods
- Global trends in imports of creative goods
- Trade balance in creative goods
- Regional economic groups in the global market
- South–South trade in creative goods
- Review of economic statistics of the sectors: art crafts, architecture, design, fashion, media, performing arts, tourism, and related sectors
- Review of creative services
- Creative industries profile of 130 countries
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