Economic Impact of Exhibitions in Greece
The Study
Following SOKEE’s initiative, Oxford Economics and UFI conducted a Greece-specific study to report the impact of the exhibition industry in Greece in 2022. To quantify the economic significance of the global exhibition industry, Oxford Economics has prepared a comprehensive model of global exhibitions activity that references recent studies on their economic significance. The results were part of the study, “Global Economic Impact of Exhibitions”, which was released in April 2019 and showed the scope of the global exhibition sector in terms of direct spending and jobs, as well as the total impacts of exhibitions in the broader economy.
- €1,062 million of output
- 8.400 jobs
- 2x GDP multiplier
- €499 million of GDP (representing contribution to Greek gross domestic product)
Oxford Economics
Oxford Economics was founded in 1981 as a commercial venture with Oxford University’s business college to provide economic forecasting and modelling to UK companies and financial institutions expanding abroad. Since then, we have become one of the world’s foremost independent global advisory firms, providing reports, forecasts and analytical tools on 200 countries, 100 industrial sectors and over 3,000 cities. Headquartered in Oxford, England, with regional centres in London, New York, and Singapore, Oxford Economics has offices across the globe. We employ over 200 full-time people, including more than 130 professional economists, industry experts and business editors—one of the largest teams of macroeconomists and thought leadership specialists.
UFI
UFI is the leading global association of the world’s tradeshow organisers and exhibition centre operators, as well as the major national and international exhibition associations, and selected partners of the exhibition industry. UFI’s main goal is to represent, promote and support the business interests of its members and the exhibition industry. UFI directly represents around 50,000 exhibition industry employees globally, and also works closely with its 68 national and regional associations members.
