Culture Satellite Account
The Culture Satellite Account of Costa Rica (CSACR) is a component of the Culture and Economy Unit of the Ministry of Culture and Youth, and is an information system that makes it possible to obtain information about the economic characteristics of culture. It is designed as a satellite of the System of National Accounts, through the adoption of concepts and techniques that are proposed in the Methodological Manual for the implementation of Culture Satellite Accounts in Latin America of the Andrés Bello Convention, intended to show the contribution of culture to the Costa Rican economy in a reliable, consistent and continuous manner.
Its creation is administered by an Interinstitutional Commission (CICSC) whose members are the Ministry of Culture and Youth, the Central Bank of Costa Rica, the National Statistics and Censuses Institute, the State of the Nation Program, and the National Council of Rectors, with financial cooperation from the International Cooperation Spanish Agency for the Development and Organization of Ibero American States for Education, Science and Culture (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo y la Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura).
The monetary and non-monetary indicators of the sectors that make up the country's cultural sphere are constructed through the CSA include added value (cultural GDP), employment, imports and exports, production, financing.
The data obtained are useful for effective decision making in the public and private sectors. They also contribute to broaden the concept of culture and to demonstrate that the resources assigned to it are not an expenditure but rather an investment. The information generated is the starting point for the creation of stimuli and incentives that encourage growth of the country's creative sector, strengthening the protection and promotion of national cultural diversity. This benefits the entire population because culture is fundamental for the achievement of sustainable, integral and equitable development in the country.
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Documentation:
• Measurement methodology (spanish)
• Methodological worksheet (spanish)
• Excecutive summary (spanish)
• Summary of indicators (spanish)
• Presentation of results (spanish)
Performing Arts Sector: Measurement of the Performing Arts Sector takes into account those activities and products that are directly related to the production of theaters, dancing, circuses, storytelling and other performing arts, interpreted by individuals or groups of artists. Statistics on performing arts (Spanish).
Visual Arts Sector: Measurement of the Visual Arts Sector includes the sub-sectors of photography, painting, sculpture, engraving, drawing, and other visual arts. Statistics Visual Arts Sector (Spanish).
Audio-Visual Sector: Measurement of the Audio-Visual Sector considers the following sub-sectors: cinema and video, digital animation, video games, multimedia, radio, television and news agencies, and pay television. Statistics Audio-Visual Sector (Spanish).
Design Sector: Measurement of the Design Sector includes the sub-sectors of architectural design, interior design, design of jewelry, fashion, graphic design, industrial design and fabric and product design. Statistics Design Sector (Spanish).
Editorial Sector: Measurement of the Editorial Sector takes into account economic activities related to editing of books and newspapers, magazines and other regular publications, as well as other editing activities. Statistics Editorial Sector (Spanish).
Cultural and Arts Education Sector: Measurement of the Cultural and Arts Education Sector includes teaching of visual arts, performing arts, music, design, publicity, audiovisual, and related arts, and other programs related to fine arts; both as part of the general preschool, elementary school, diversified school and higher education, as well as of special education. Statistics Cultural and Arts Education Sector(Spanish).
Music Sector: Measurement of the Music Sector considers activities related to recording and publication of sound recordings, retail sale of music and videographic recordings in specialized stores, production of live musical presentations, and music interpretation and performance by music groups and soloists. Statistics Music Sector (Spanish).
Publicity Sector: Measurement of the Publicity Sector includes the provision of publicity services such as creation, design, location, rent and sale of time and space in various broadcast media for advertisements, as well as the implementation of commercial campaigns. Measurement of the Publicity Sector enabled identification of the creative component that is included in the Advertising Design Subsector. Statistics Publicity Sector (Spanish).
