Table 127. Federal obligations for research and development, by performer: FYs 1967–2017

(Dollars in millions)

Fiscal year Total Intramurala Extramural
United States and U.S. territories Foreign
Industry Industry-administered FFRDCs Universities and colleges University-administered FFRDCs Other nonprofits Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs State, local governments
1967 16,529.1 3,395.7 9,877.8 384.7 1,454.3 666.5 400.1 223.5 63.5 63.1
1968 15,921.2 3,493.1 9,047.0 414.2 1,487.4 713.7 377.5 234.5 100.2 53.5
1969 15,640.9 3,501.2 8,703.1 427.1 1,529.2 722.0 364.2 240.7 102.2 51.1
1970 15,338.9 4,079.3 7,770.1 430.7 1,475.6 751.1 444.9 247.4 99.6 40.2
1971 15,542.5 4,228.3 7,587.5 480.2 1,644.6 728.9 458.8 210.2 141.1 63.1
1972 16,495.9 4,589.2 7,716.0 529.9 1,903.5 760.6 514.9 215.4 206.7 59.6
1973 16,800.2 4,762.2 7,731.3 582.4 1,916.6 725.3 578.2 183.1 256.8 64.4
1974 17,410.1 4,910.9 7,752.3 592.8 2,214.0 789.1 672.2 199.3 214.4 65.1
1975 19,038.8 5,354.0 8,423.2 703.7 2,411.4 935.1 702.3 219.9 227.6 61.6
1976 20,779.7 5,768.7 9,340.3 813.8 2,551.8 1,061.1 708.6 231.0 231.2 73.1
1977 23,450.4 6,011.7 10,717.2 1,112.7 2,905.5 1,313.1 800.0 263.9 238.0 88.2
1978 25,845.1 6,810.4 11,400.0 1,242.5 3,374.6 1,311.9 998.2 315.9 268.4 123.2
1979 28,145.1 7,417.5 12,172.4 1,318.1 3,888.8 1,488.3 1,026.5 368.7 310.1 154.7
1980 29,830.4 7,632.3 12,969.1 1,408.1 4,263.4 1,533.3 1,105.6 441.8 265.5 211.2
1981 33,103.9 8,425.7 14,867.9 1,413.9 4,465.8 1,791.0 1,068.8 525.2 222.2 323.4
1982 36,432.6 9,141.0 17,192.2 1,506.4 4,605.5 1,976.7 1,091.7 520.6 184.3 214.3
1983 38,711.5 10,581.9 17,019.7 1,501.2 4,966.4 2,393.9 1,241.6 581.3 186.0 239.5
1984 42,224.9 11,572.3 18,610.4 1,608.4 5,546.9 2,485.8 1,497.3 597.1 130.9 175.8
1985 48,359.6 12,945.4 21,704.9 1,790.8 6,339.7 2,816.4 1,699.2 689.2 129.4 244.5
1986 51,412.4 13,534.9 24,201.2 1,697.0 6,558.8 2,767.7 1,677.0 551.2 128.4 296.3
1987 55,253.7 13,413.1 26,768.2 1,860.0 7,337.3 3,209.6 1,711.4 510.6 148.2 295.3
1988 56,769.4 14,114.6 26,719.2 1,911.3 7,827.7 3,473.9 1,683.2 505.6 142.1 391.8
1989 61,406.5 15,024.6 28,547.9 2,056.3 8,672.0 3,497.1 1,999.9 522.0 167.4 919.4
1990 63,559.5 15,848.9 29,370.0 2,326.8 9,137.5 3,449.8 2,248.2 621.6 213.9 342.6
1991 61,295.2 15,138.2 26,420.6 2,168.3 10,168.5 3,603.8 2,637.4 679.4 215.1 263.9
1992 65,592.6 15,582.8 29,744.8 2,117.0 10,271.2 3,855.5 2,803.6 745.6 184.1 287.9
1993 67,314.0 16,663.3 30,219.0 1,451.3 11,208.4 3,614.2 2,811.9 753.4 320.3 272.2
1994 67,235.4 16,132.1 30,454.9 1,293.5 11,796.9 3,292.9 2,936.9 736.0 325.4 266.8
1995 68,186.8 17,024.8 30,236.1 1,201.8 11,927.5 3,561.6 2,834.1 825.1 316.5 259.2
1996 67,653.0 16,540.4 30,373.8 1,137.0 11,977.8 3,447.1 2,886.8 755.2 246.7 288.3
1997 69,826.8 16,718.2 31,419.3 1,128.2 12,559.0 3,701.0 2,961.6 821.0 261.1 257.5
1998 72,100.7 17,121.5 31,998.6 1,188.9 13,380.7 3,890.2 3,171.3 603.0 447.5 299.1
1999 75,340.6 18,084.7 31,901.7 1,328.0 14,959.1 3,896.4 3,608.7 913.2 357.5 291.4
2000 75,910.3 18,313.2 29,409.1 1,103.7 16,890.7 4,083.4 4,227.8 1,313.1 225.5 343.9
2001 84,492.5 22,046.7 28,236.7 1,381.7 20,065.1 4,840.0 5,390.0 1,602.8 453.3 476.2
2002 93,708.6 23,357.3 34,569.0 1,364.3 21,620.0 4,663.3 5,781.8 1,489.6 453.7 409.6
2003 103,527.3 25,118.5 40,694.5 1,522.3 23,005.8 4,845.1 5,766.0 1,613.5 404.6 556.9
2004 112,074.5 24,573.1 43,758.7 1,572.1 24,947.0 6,493.9 6,480.5 2,307.6 1,235.7 705.8
2005 118,847.9 25,871.1 48,867.9 1,704.6 25,687.5 6,506.3 6,705.3 2,164.2 689.9 651.1
2006 121,729.9 27,675.4 52,754.0 1,440.7 24,669.7 5,549.7 6,063.3 2,127.8 625.3 824.0
2007 127,262.9 29,932.5 55,342.3 2,691.6 25,547.8 4,171.2 5,984.4 2,520.3 362.0 710.6
2008 127,105.7 29,637.9 56,337.6 4,119.9 26,026.5 1,988.6 5,965.0 2,083.0 389.0 558.1
2009 141,090.1 31,543.9 59,749.3 4,067.1 31,557.8 3,402.7 7,049.7 2,730.7 392.0 596.9
2010 140,354.5 30,911.8 59,867.8 3,946.2 31,192.3 3,370.5 7,245.3 2,784.1 426.7 609.9
2011 135,490.8 35,144.7 53,550.2 4,424.5 27,680.3 3,437.8 6,636.6 2,923.7 716.2 976.8
2012 138,483.5 34,366.1 58,910.1 3,611.7 27,509.5 3,694.2 6,347.0 2,752.2 453.2 839.5
2013 125,386.0 32,963.1 49,538.1 3,796.1 25,772.0 3,711.7 5,915.0 2,571.9 385.6 732.4
2014 130,278.7 34,736.1 50,236.5 4,207.5 27,429.3 3,800.8 6,134.9 2,557.1 446.4 730.1
2015 128,573.2 34,925.1 47,455.2 3,935.8 27,414.7 3,911.7 6,136.2 3,271.4 487.0 1,036.0
2016 (preliminary) 140,069.8 37,918.3 53,727.9 4,477.3 28,883.2 4,237.7 6,345.6 2,910.5 567.8 1,001.7
2017 (preliminary) 142,608.3 38,241.9 54,142.1 4,505.3 29,922.2 4,608.1 6,490.0 3,285.8 474.0 938.8