Table 116. Federal obligations for research and development, by performer: FYs 1967–2018
(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 |
135,532.0 |
35,144.7 |
53,550.2 |
4,424.5 |
27,680.3 |
3,437.8 |
6,677.7 |
2,923.7 |
716.2 |
976.8 |
| 2012 |
138,524.6 |
34,366.1 |
58,910.1 |
3,611.7 |
27,509.5 |
3,694.2 |
6,388.1 |
2,752.2 |
453.2 |
839.5 |
| 2013 |
125,720.4 |
32,963.1 |
49,538.1 |
3,796.1 |
25,772.0 |
3,711.7 |
6,249.4 |
2,571.9 |
385.6 |
732.4 |
| 2014 |
130,561.3 |
34,736.1 |
50,236.5 |
4,207.5 |
27,429.3 |
3,800.8 |
6,417.5 |
2,557.1 |
446.4 |
730.1 |
| 2015 |
128,753.3 |
34,925.1 |
47,483.2 |
3,935.8 |
27,414.7 |
3,911.7 |
6,288.3 |
3,271.4 |
487.0 |
1,036.0 |
| 2016 |
115,224.7 |
32,019.6 |
35,660.4 |
4,119.4 |
28,193.3 |
4,034.1 |
6,580.7 |
3,250.4 |
542.5 |
824.3 |
| 2017 |
118,366.4 |
30,802.5 |
37,729.9 |
4,042.8 |
28,888.3 |
4,419.8 |
8,054.8 |
3,143.0 |
532.0 |
753.5 |
| 2018 (preliminary) |
121,535.3 |
33,217.7 |
37,442.5 |
5,077.3 |
28,899.3 |
5,041.1 |
7,474.0 |
3,231.8 |
552.1 |
599.6 |
