Gross Value Added
Gross value added (GVA) is the measure of the economic value of goods and services. This can be used to compare the economic impact of different sectors or compare the impact of the same sector in different geographic areas. All measures of GVA in this article relate to data originally from the BFI's Screen Business Report (October 2018). The methodology of this report explains how direct and total GVA figures are calculated.
Regions with the Highest GVA
| Region
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£M)
|
Total GVA (£M)
|
| London
|
588
|
5107
|
729.2
|
1390.2
|
| South East
|
376
|
3266
|
197.3
|
356.3
|
| North West
|
174
|
1315
|
89.9
|
157.3
|
| Scotland
|
113
|
1156
|
75.0
|
131.2
|
| West Midlands
|
134
|
1209
|
74.6
|
130.8
|
| North East
|
52
|
518
|
56.7
|
99.9
|
| East Midlands
|
95
|
906
|
42.3
|
74.1
|
| East of England
|
166
|
1209
|
30.9
|
54.3
|
| Yorkshire and the Humber
|
149
|
767
|
24.5
|
42.9
|
| South West
|
152
|
423
|
18.5
|
32.5
|
| Wales
|
54
|
172
|
8.2
|
14.4
|
| Northern Ireland
|
35
|
77
|
3.2
|
5.6
|
Scotland
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Dundee
|
33
|
306
|
17.6
|
30.9
|
| Edinburgh
|
32
|
657
|
45.9
|
80.3
|
| Glasgow
|
38
|
116
|
7.2
|
12.5
|
| Scotland
|
133
|
1156
|
75.0
|
131.2
|
Wales
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Bridgend
|
5
|
53
|
3.0
|
5.2
|
| Cardiff
|
26
|
66
|
2.7
|
4.8
|
| Wales
|
54
|
172
|
8.2
|
14.4
|
Northern Ireland
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Belfast
|
21
|
48
|
2.0
|
3.5
|
| Northern Ireland
|
35
|
77
|
3.2
|
5.6
|
North West
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Crewe
|
8
|
558
|
16.4
|
28.6
|
| Liverpool
|
35
|
152
|
21.7
|
38.0
|
| Manchester
|
82
|
369
|
37.7
|
66.1
|
| North West
|
174
|
1315
|
89.9
|
157.3
|
North East
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Newcastle upon Tyne
|
20
|
372
|
48.6
|
85.8
|
| Sunderland
|
12
|
84
|
3.0
|
5.3
|
| North East
|
52
|
518
|
56.7
|
99.9
|
Yorkshire and The Humber
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Leeds
|
27
|
187
|
6.4
|
11.2
|
| Sheffield
|
43
|
331
|
9.9
|
17.3
|
| Wakefield and Castleford
|
7
|
92
|
1.6
|
2.8
|
| York
|
14
|
30
|
1.2
|
2.0
|
| Yorkshire and the Humber
|
149
|
767
|
24.5
|
42.9
|
West Midlands
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Birmingham
|
35
|
86
|
4.6
|
8.0
|
| Leamington Spa
|
34
|
907
|
57.4
|
100.7
|
| West Midlands
|
134
|
1209
|
74.6
|
130.8
|
East Midlands
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Burton Upon Trent
|
8
|
113
|
9.7
|
17.0
|
| Derby
|
11
|
46
|
2.6
|
4.6
|
| Lincoln
|
8
|
328
|
15.3
|
26.7
|
| Nottingham
|
31
|
194
|
10.6
|
18.5
|
| East Midlands
|
95
|
906
|
42.3
|
74.1
|
East of England
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Cambridge
|
47
|
853
|
16.4
|
28.7
|
| Chelmsford
|
10
|
26
|
1.4
|
2.4
|
| East of England
|
166
|
1209
|
30.9
|
54.3
|
London
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| London
|
588
|
5107
|
729.2
|
1390.2
|
South West
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Falmouth
|
5
|
27
|
1.5
|
2.6
|
| Bristol
|
46
|
139
|
5.5
|
9.7
|
| South West
|
152
|
423
|
18.5
|
32.5
|
South East
| Location
|
Games Companies
|
Full-Time Employees
|
Direct GVA (£)
|
Total GVA (£)
|
| Basingstoke
|
12
|
88
|
1.3
|
2.2
|
| Brighton
|
65
|
277
|
13.7
|
24.1
|
| Crawley and Horsham
|
24
|
579
|
47.8
|
83.7
|
| Guildford and Aldershot
|
64
|
855
|
36.6
|
64.0
|
| Oxford
|
26
|
312
|
8.0
|
14.4
|
| Medway
|
4
|
146
|
12.3
|
21.6
|
| Milton Keynes
|
5
|
95
|
9.5
|
17.7
|
| Reading
|
14
|
162
|
4.8
|
8.5
|
| Slough and Heathrow
|
62
|
595
|
58.8
|
116.2
|
| South East
|
376
|
3266
|
197.3
|
356.3
|
