Which provinces export the most arts and culture products? Which have a trade surplus?
Analysis of international trade of cultural goods and services in each province in 2023
Today’s article delves into provincial data on international trade of cultural goods and services in 2023, following last week’s article examining national data on the same topic. Next week, I’ll look into national and provincial trends in cultural trade since 2010.
The article includes an analysis of provincial trade statistics in 2023 for culture as a whole and for different cultural areas, including an imperfect but reasonable approximation of “the arts”. The analysis provides actual trade numbers as well as per capita comparisons between the provinces.
Last week’s article noted that Canada exported $27.1 billion and imported $35.8 billion of cultural goods and services in 2023, resulting in a cultural trade deficit of $8.7 billion. Today’s post shows how international trade in culture is unevenly distributed across the country.