Greater West of England productivity (GVA) by industry group (current prices), 2023

12 Mar 2026

This data insight explores how the Greater West of England economy is structured, how it compares with other combined authority areas, and how strongly it contributes to England’s economy (excluding London). It uses Gross Value Added (GVA) (current prices); the value of goods and services produced in 2023.

The Greater West of England is a bespoke geography comprising Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, North Somerset Swindon and Wiltshire.

The Greater West of England accounts for about 6.5% of England’s GVA (excluding London). Financial and property activities, and public administration are some of the largest contributing sectors.

By breaking down GVA into detailed and broad industry groups, and by presenting both absolute and percentage shares, this insight provides a rounded picture of economic composition, scale and specialisation.

The data is drawn from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Regional Economic Activity by Gross Domestic Product (balanced GVA measure, annual estimates), ensuring consistency and comparability across local, combined authority, and national levels.

~£22bn

Professional and other services is the largest contributing sector to GVA in the Greater West of England

£11.2bn

Manufacturing is the largest individual industry contributing to the Greater West of England’s GVA

£22.1bn

Gloucestershire has the highest total GVA in the Greater West of England, followed by Bristol £21.0bn

6.50%

The share of England’s GVA (excluding London) that the Greater West of England accounts for

Greater West of England GVA by industry group, 2023

This visualisation shows the distribution of GVA across industry groups in 2023, highlighting clear differences in their contributions to the Greater West of England’s economy.

Professional and other services is the largest contributor at approximately £22bn, driven strongly by professional, scientific and technical activities (£8.1bn) and administrative and support service activities (£6.8bn). Public services follow closely at £21.0bn, with human health and social work activities £7.7bn, contributing the most to this sector.

In contrast, retail, transport and hospitality at approximately £14.4bn is the smallest contributing industry group led by wholesale and retail trade (£9.0bn). Agriculture, forestry and fishing remain the smallest individual contributor at just £0.56bn.

Greater West of England GVA by broad industry group, local authority, 2023

This visualisation shows the distribution of GVA by broad industry across Greater West of England local authorities in 2023, highlighting key differences in the economic structure within the region. Broad industry groups are high-level categories that combine related economic activities into larger sectors of the economy.

Gloucestershire’s total GVA (£22.1bn) is the largest contributor to the overall Greater West of England GVA, with businesses in financial and property industries (£5.4bn) and public administration, education and health industries (£4.6bn) having the most impact. Bristol (£21.0bn) is also a major contributor, strongly driven by professional and other services (£6.1bn), and public administration, education and health (£5.2bn).

In contrast, Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) (£5.6bn) and North Somerset (£5.7bn) contribute the smallest to the Greater West of England’s GVA. Across most local authorities, manufacturing, construction and other production are the smallest individual contributors.

GVA by broad industry group, Greater West of England, Combined Authority areas, national comparators, 2023

This visualisation shows the percentage composition of GVA by broad industry groups, across the Greater West of England, combined authority areas, and national comparators in 2023.

In the Greater West of England, financial and property (20.83%), public administration, education and health (21.22%), and professional and other services (22.18%) account for over 64% in total GVA. Other production (4.08%) contributes the smallest.

These figures are similar when compared with the UK overall (professional and other services is 22.6%, and financial and property is 21.9%), though the Greater West of England has a slightly higher public services share than the UK (21.22% versus 19.5%).

London’s GVA is mostly driven by professional and other services (34.0%), and financial and property (31.6%). Other production contributes only 1.4%.

Across all areas included in the graph, the largest share of GVA consistently comes from public administration, education and health, with the Liverpool City Region recording the highest proportion (29.8%), followed by South Yorkshire (26.9%) and Tees Valley (26.9%). In contrast, construction and other production make the smallest contributions overall.

Greater West of England’s contributions to England’s GVA (excl. London), 2023

This visualisation shows the percentage contribution of the Greater West of England to England’s GVA excluding London across detailed industry groups in 2023. Detailed industry groups represent specific sectors of economic activity.

The Greater West of England accounts for 6.47% of England (excluding London) GVA, with finance and insurance, and public administration and defence, making the largest contributions at 9.15% each, followed by administrative and support service activities at 8.40%.

In contrast, agriculture, forestry and fishing; mining and quarrying (4.25%) represents the smallest contribution. Manufacturing (6.34%), and information and communication (6.50%) stand approximately in line with the regions overall share.