Data for 2010
Creative Goods Exports, 2010
2010, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Creative goods exports are the art, crafts, design goods, books, recorded music and film, jewellery and similar products a country sells abroad, as UNCTAD defines them, shown as a share of all its merchandise exports. It says how large a part the creative industries play in what a country ships to the world.
Creative Goods Exports, 2010 covers 168 countries on 2 measures. Saint Lucia is highest, at 24.0912; Iraq is lowest, at 0.0001. The middle country reads 1.0309. Against 2009, 162 values changed (48 up, 114 down), 6 countries joined, 5 left.
Creative Goods Exports · Data for 2010
HighestSaint Lucia
24.0912LowestIraq
0.0001Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Creative Goods Exports, 2010, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 168 countries · select a heading to sort
LCACaribbean | 24.0912 | 51.812 |
ANDSouthern Europe | 23.8227 | 21.993 |
AFGSouthern Asia | 18.0296 | 70.042 |
MACEastern Asia | 13.5942 | 70.849 |
NPLSouthern Asia | 13.0734 | 114.288 |
BTNSouthern Asia | 11.5639 | 47.814 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.3019 | 5,996.989 |
LBNWestern Asia | 6.9632 | 296.225 |
HKGEastern Asia | 6.9629 | 27,899.696 |
PANCentral America | 6.7301 | 739.411 |
CHNEastern Asia | 6.4535 | 101,820.385 |
INDSouthern Asia | 6.3961 | 14,097.591 |
ATGCaribbean | 6.3877 | 2.225 |
MUSEastern Africa | 6.1827 | 114.350 |
PAKSouthern Asia | 6.1058 | 1,307.446 |
DOMCaribbean | 5.4624 | 260.380 |
ITASouthern Europe | 5.3232 | 23,785.995 |
CHEWestern Europe | 5.1135 | 10,002.563 |
MDGEastern Africa | 4.8150 | 50.779 |
TURWestern Asia | 4.6604 | 5,307.416 |
MLTSouthern Europe | 4.6582 | 173.133 |
GBRNorthern Europe | 4.6500 | 19,623.690 |
MDAEastern Europe | 4.5290 | 69.814 |
PYFPolynesia | 4.5066 | 6.904 |
BRBCaribbean | 4.2082 | 13.200 |
PSEWestern Asia | 4.1740 | 24.022 |
EGYNorthern Africa | 4.1196 | 1,084.757 |
DNKNorthern Europe | 3.9920 | 3,840.941 |
CZEEastern Europe | 3.9243 | 5,185.609 |
AUTWestern Europe | 3.8999 | 5,650.266 |
LTUNorthern Europe | 3.7310 | 776.577 |
ABWCaribbean | 3.6552 | 4.552 |
FRAWestern Europe | 3.3118 | 16,944.815 |
TWNEastern Asia | 3.2229 | 8,821.223 |
THASouth-eastern Asia | 3.1268 | 6,107.024 |
POLEastern Europe | 3.1138 | 4,890.697 |
JORWestern Asia | 3.1032 | 217.939 |
ESTNorthern Europe | 2.9145 | 373.387 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 2.9096 | 1,498.385 |
GRCSouthern Europe | 2.8474 | 785.479 |
LVANorthern Europe | 2.8221 | 249.775 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.7796 | 5,525.626 |
TONPolynesia | 2.7537 | 0.227 |
PRTSouthern Europe | 2.6818 | 1,325.191 |
SVNSouthern Europe | 2.6462 | 646.582 |
USANorthern America | 2.5677 | 32,818.237 |
SWENorthern Europe | 2.5461 | 4,033.225 |
ROUEastern Europe | 2.4589 | 1,215.005 |
SLVCentral America | 2.4274 | 109.215 |
KNACaribbean | 2.4011 | 0.769 |
DEUWestern Europe | 2.3795 | 30,166.377 |
BIHSouthern Europe | 2.2621 | 108.652 |
BELWestern Europe | 2.2357 | 6,141.981 |
TZAEastern Africa | 2.1932 | 88.836 |
ESPSouthern Europe | 2.1520 | 5,327.499 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0983 | 3,310.696 |
SVKEastern Europe | 2.0708 | 1,351.990 |
LKASouthern Asia | 2.0520 | 170.400 |
HRVSouthern Europe | 2.0427 | 241.261 |
ALBSouthern Europe | 2.0257 | 31.398 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0083 | 7,080.399 |
CYPWestern Asia | 1.9994 | 30.120 |
SRBSouthern Europe | 1.9296 | 188.992 |
TGOWestern Africa | 1.8880 | 13.997 |
TUNNorthern Africa | 1.8268 | 300.083 |
BGREastern Europe | 1.8245 | 375.991 |
IRLNorthern Europe | 1.7882 | 2,155.417 |
CANNorthern America | 1.7848 | 6,899.793 |
NLDWestern Europe | 1.7596 | 8,668.673 |
BLREastern Europe | 1.7496 | 442.352 |
IRNSouthern Asia | 1.5580 | 1,305.340 |
ARMWestern Asia | 1.5005 | 15.176 |
GMBWestern Africa | 1.4927 | 0.972 |
GTMCentral America | 1.4782 | 125.057 |
MEXCentral America | 1.3865 | 4,135.987 |
SYRWestern Asia | 1.3610 | 154.508 |
SWZSouthern Africa | 1.2508 | 19.167 |
KOREastern Asia | 1.2318 | 5,744.853 |
UKREastern Europe | 1.2014 | 617.879 |
JPNEastern Asia | 1.1934 | 9,186.725 |
COLSouth America | 1.1534 | 459.277 |
BOLSouth America | 1.1143 | 78.576 |
KENEastern Africa | 1.0841 | 56.040 |
HUNEastern Europe | 1.0313 | 977.105 |
FINNorthern Europe | 1.0305 | 722.567 |
JAMCaribbean | 1.0018 | 13.300 |
ISRWestern Asia | 0.9960 | 581.799 |
MARNorthern Africa | 0.9938 | 176.538 |
STPMiddle Africa | 0.9790 | 0.062 |
CRICentral America | 0.9419 | 85.192 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.9355 | 293.394 |
BLZCentral America | 0.9187 | 2.803 |
FJIMelanesia | 0.8907 | 7.494 |
ZWEEastern Africa | 0.8775 | 23.172 |
VUTMelanesia | 0.8570 | 0.396 |
LUXWestern Europe | 0.8470 | 117.824 |
GRDCaribbean | 0.8331 | 0.208 |
MNESouthern Europe | 0.8166 | 3.565 |
BGDSouthern Asia | 0.8066 | 155.120 |
ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.7968 | 655.974 |
GRLNorthern America | 0.7683 | 2.986 |
WSMPolynesia | 0.7599 | 0.534 |
NAMSouthern Africa | 0.7548 | 44.144 |
LSOSouthern Africa | 0.6597 | 3.215 |
MKDSouthern Europe | 0.6551 | 21.954 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6490 | 36.281 |
VCTCaribbean | 0.6330 | 0.263 |
ETHEastern Africa | 0.6100 | 8.119 |
PERSouth America | 0.6060 | 232.698 |
CHLSouth America | 0.5136 | 366.807 |
GUYSouth America | 0.4988 | 4.493 |
RWAEastern Africa | 0.4955 | 1.190 |
BRASouth America | 0.4950 | 992.092 |
AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.4797 | 1,017.511 |
GEOWestern Asia | 0.4560 | 7.648 |
URYSouth America | 0.4039 | 27.156 |
UGAEastern Africa | 0.3939 | 6.375 |
HNDCentral America | 0.3630 | 11.265 |
SENWestern Africa | 0.3387 | 7.064 |
RUSEastern Europe | 0.3276 | 1,300.813 |
ARGSouth America | 0.3146 | 214.500 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3030 | 5.783 |
NORNorthern Europe | 0.2848 | 372.131 |
BHSCaribbean | 0.2779 | 1.723 |
BHRWestern Asia | 0.2666 | 42.819 |
MWIEastern Africa | 0.2564 | 2.843 |
OMNWestern Asia | 0.2277 | 83.342 |
SAUWestern Asia | 0.2263 | 567.168 |
KWTWestern Asia | 0.2238 | 140.293 |
PRYSouth America | 0.2086 | 13.592 |
DMACaribbean | 0.2035 | 0.069 |
ECUSouth America | 0.1846 | 32.281 |
BFAWestern Africa | 0.1796 | 2.439 |
KGZCentral Asia | 0.1755 | 2.612 |
GHAWestern Africa | 0.1623 | 8.492 |
NICCentral America | 0.1618 | 2.990 |
BENWestern Africa | 0.1603 | 0.856 |
BWASouthern Africa | 0.1349 | 6.307 |
BDIEastern Africa | 0.1170 | 0.138 |
CIVWestern Africa | 0.1138 | 11.700 |
NCLMelanesia | 0.1131 | 1.433 |
SYCEastern Africa | 0.1072 | 1.343 |
ISLNorthern Europe | 0.0907 | 4.175 |
TTOCaribbean | 0.0884 | 9.705 |
NERWestern Africa | 0.0794 | 0.380 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0728 | 6.484 |
YEMWestern Asia | 0.0708 | 4.560 |
MLIWestern Africa | 0.0642 | 1.281 |
SURSouth America | 0.0612 | 1.239 |
COMEastern Africa | 0.0508 | 0.007 |
CPVWestern Africa | 0.0436 | 0.096 |
ZMBEastern Africa | 0.0387 | 2.522 |
AZEWestern Asia | 0.0342 | 7.275 |
CMRMiddle Africa | 0.0280 | 1.084 |
COKPolynesia | 0.0279 | 0.001 |
NGAWestern Africa | 0.0201 | 17.396 |
MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0198 | 1.761 |
VENSouth America | 0.0193 | 12.942 |
MOZEastern Africa | 0.0145 | 0.325 |
FSMMicronesia | 0.0121 | 0.003 |
KAZCentral Asia | 0.0115 | 6.553 |
QATWestern Asia | 0.0059 | 4.393 |
COGMiddle Africa | 0.0048 | 0.332 |
DZANorthern Africa | 0.0030 | 1.699 |
GABMiddle Africa | 0.0024 | 0.205 |
MSRCaribbean | 0.0017 | 0.000 |
LBYNorthern Africa | 0.0002 | 0.061 |
IRQWestern Asia | 0.0001 | 0.032 |
02In 2010
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
Saint Lucia24.0912
Andorra23.8227
Afghanistan18.0296
Macau13.5942
Nepal13.0734
Lowest
Iraq0.0001
Libya0.0002
Montserrat0.0017
Gabon0.0024
Algeria0.0030
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.0309. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Creative goods exports (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
China101,820.385
Lowest
Montserrat0.000
Middle country: 62.927
032009 → 2010
Since 2009
- +6 / −5countries joined / left
- 162values changed, of 162 in both
- 48 · 114rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Bhutan2.6866 → 11.5639+8.8773
Andorra17.3228 → 23.8227+6.4999
Antigua and Barbuda2.3880 → 6.3877+3.9997
Tonga1.0520 → 2.7537+1.7018
Vietnam6.7814 → 8.3019+1.5205
Fell most
Saint Lucia32.5040 → 24.0912−8.4128
Macau21.8213 → 13.5942−8.2270
India10.3555 → 6.3961−3.9594
Dominican Republic8.0034 → 5.4624−2.5409
Barbados6.6596 → 4.2082−2.4514
04Caveats
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One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from UNCTAD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2010.
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Every one of the 168 countries has every column.
05The files
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2010). Creative Goods Exports, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/creative-goods-exports/2010
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