Investing in Creativity
Investing in Creativity
Date
2018
Publication Source
UNESCO
Publication Type
Brochure
About this publication
Today, the cultural and creative industries generate annual global revenues of US$2,250 billion and exports of over US$250 billion. These sectors, which currently provide nearly 30 million jobs worldwide and employ more people aged 15−29 than any other sector, can even make up to 10% of GDP in some countries. The creative economy, constituted by these sectors, has thus become a major driver of trade strategies in developed and developing countries alike. Nearly half of the people working in these sectors are women and the majority have attained a level of education higher than in non cultural occupations.
SDG(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Sustainable systems of governance for culture
Cultural and creative sectors
Media diversity
Digital environment
Partnering with civil society
Balanced flow of cultural goods and services and mobility of artists and cultural professionals
Mobility of artists and cultural professionals
Flow of cultural goods and services
Treaties and agreements
Culture in sustainable development frameworks
National sustainable development policies and plans
International cooperation for sustainable development
Human rights and fundamental freedoms
Gender equality
Artistic freedom