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DCMS Sector Economic Estimates: Research and Development (R&D)

This series brings together the most up to date DCMS sector Research and Development (R&D) datasets.

Headline finding

In  2022, expenditure on R&D by businesses in the included DCMS sectors accounted for around 16% of R&D expenditure by UK businesses overall. 

About

DCMS R&D estimates provide an estimate of expenditure on R&D by UK businesses in DCMS sectors. These R&D estimates are designed to complement our other economic estimates and to give a deeper understanding of the economic performance of DCMS sectors to the UK economy. 

All estimates on this page represent the latest version.

Included estimates:

  • R&D expenditure by businesses in the DCMS sectors

For information on how these estimates are produced please see the relevant technical report for each release.

Latest release:

DCMS Sector Economic Estimates: Research and Development (R&D), 2022

DCMS Sector Annual R&D Estimates

Available for: 2022

Updates to this page

Published 16 January 2025