CCIs in the Basque Country
From the starting point of the classification made by the Basque Observatory of Culture (BOC), the sub-sectors and activities that comprises the Creative and Cultural Industries in the Basque Country (CCIs) have been defined and grouped as follows:
- ARCHITECTURE
- CRAFT
- DIGITAL CONTENTS
- DESIGN
- GASTRONOMY
- LANGUAGE INDUSTRIES
- FASHION
- ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
- VIDEOGAMES
- PERFORMING ARTS
- VISUAL ARTS
- AUDIOVISUAL
- PUBLISHING AND PRINTED MEDIA
- MUSIC
- CULTURAL HERITAGE
CCI SECTOR FIGURES
According to the latest data, CCIs make up 10.25% of companies in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, and 5.29% of total employment.
Generally, the sector is mainly made up of micro-companies, with an average ratio of 2.99% employees per company (as opposed to a general ratio of 5.52 in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country).
In the case of the Creative Industries, this factor is accentuated, with a ratio as low as 2.2% employees per company. In the Cultural Industries, the ratio is 4.16% employees per company.
Data obtained from the Directory of Economic Activities (DIRAE) in 2019.
The Basque Observatory of Culture (BOC) carries out a Statistical Study of Arts and Cultural Industries, whose latest edition (2017), included part of the Creative Industries.
RELATIVE WEIGHT OF SUB-SECTORS OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO INVOICING, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND NUMBER OF AGENTS
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PERFORMING ARTS98
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VISUAL ARTS98
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BOOK98
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MUSIC98
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AUDIOVISUAL98
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ADVERTISING98
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ARCHITECTURE98
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LANGUAGE INDUSTRIES98
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FASHION98
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VIDEO GAMES98
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DESIGN98
Beyond the quantitative reading made via statistics, the BOC itself has a series of qualitative reports, which can help us to better understand and comprehend the Basque cultural and creative sector.
The aim of the Basque Cultural Observatory is to study the Basque cultural reality, its sectors and social demands
In addition, in 2020, the Department of Culture published "CCIs in the Basque Country", which makes a chronological journey from the beginnings of the new CCI strategies up to the present, including predicted future developments, including Basque DCC, as the outstanding project.