This brief is prepared by the International Cooperative Alliance’s Global Office as part of its efforts to organize an official pre-event for the UNESCO Mondiacult 2025, and in anticipation of the UNESCO Global Report on Cultural Policies | Culture: The Missing SDG to be launched during in Barcelona, Spain during Mondiacult.
As the first publication of its kind to span all regions and cultural domains, it draws on 1,200 national and local reports and 200 case studies submitted between 2019 and 2024, offering the most comprehensive global evidence base to date for shaping cultural agendas and strengthening multilateral cooperation. The findings underscore culture’s accelerating role in sustainable development, peace and security. Key findings as reported by the UNESCO include, 93% of reporting Member States include culture in their national sustainable development plans, a rise from 88% in 2021. Cultural and creative industries already contribute 3.39% of global GDP and 3.55% of total employment, while cultural tourism generated USD 741.3 billion across 250 cities in 2023. Yet, disparities remain stark: per capita public spending on culture averages USD 418.56 in Europe and North America, nearly thirteen times higher than in the rest of the world combined.
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