European companies in the arts sector employ 2.1 million people in the EU

En 2021, había un total de 894 000 empresas en el sector de las artes, el entretenimiento y la recreación de la UE , lo que representa el 2,9 % de todas las empresas activas en la economía empresarial .

 

 

Following the entry into force of the European Business Statistics (EBS) Regulation, Eurostat has extended the coverage of the Structural Business Statistics (SBS) service and publishes, for the first time, SBS data on the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector.

In 2021, the arts, entertainment and recreation sector provided employment for 2.1 million persons, representing 1.3% of all persons employed in the business economy. The sector contributed €86.5 billion in value added, representing 0.9% of the value added created by the EU business economy.

 

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The highest contribution of this sector to the value added of the business economy was recorded in Malta (16.9%), followed by Slovakia (3.7%) and Hungary (2.3%). The lowest contributions were recorded in Luxembourg (0.2%), Poland (0.4%) and Ireland (0.5%).
In terms of employment, Malta recorded the highest share (5.3%), ahead of Denmark (2.6%) and Spain (2.3%). The lowest shares of employment in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector in the total business economy were recorded in Luxembourg (0.4%), Poland (0.5%) and the Czech Republic (0.8%).

 

More information: Eurostat