Table 117. Federal obligations for research, 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 4,631.4 1,461.3 1,038.5 69.1 1,312.1 355.0 248.7 47.6 53.2 45.7
1968 4,781.1 1,541.4 1,093.6 64.4 1,301.8 378.9 234.1 40.5 81.9 44.5
1969 4,644.9 1,645.3 886.4 69.9 1,321.8 335.5 221.7 47.6 75.1 41.7
1970 4,900.8 1,903.9 876.5 72.5 1,276.4 382.6 230.5 45.1 83.4 29.9
1971 5,123.2 1,887.9 889.0 75.7 1,430.2 358.9 282.0 52.0 95.8 51.6
1972 5,547.7 1,984.4 906.6 75.3 1,642.8 398.4 342.0 59.9 93.8 44.5
1973 5,581.4 2,088.5 887.3 68.7 1,691.1 355.2 316.2 50.2 84.3 40.0
1974 6,175.2 2,270.2 874.6 98.2 1,958.3 374.0 414.2 50.8 91.0 44.0
1975 6,729.7 2,463.8 1,010.2 135.7 2,078.8 425.5 394.7 64.8 111.9 44.3
1976 7,619.3 2,879.2 1,103.0 176.5 2,249.7 548.3 435.4 57.5 119.4 50.4
1977 8,514.1 2,957.7 1,367.3 192.2 2,583.5 670.3 512.2 55.6 115.2 60.3
1978 9,606.8 3,220.8 1,651.4 235.2 2,928.0 714.9 590.9 66.9 128.8 69.9
1979 10,535.0 3,481.2 1,762.0 245.0 3,333.4 800.6 622.6 73.4 139.5 77.4
1980 11,597.4 3,666.3 2,077.6 311.0 3,699.1 851.2 678.4 71.7 150.9 91.1
1981 12,212.8 4,034.2 1,958.3 351.3 3,920.1 940.6 705.2 67.7 129.3 106.0
1982 13,022.2 4,194.2 2,156.6 487.3 4,045.4 1,056.7 743.5 104.2 125.9 108.3
1983 14,253.5 4,710.3 2,114.2 522.6 4,467.9 1,250.1 836.9 85.2 136.7 129.6
1984 14,978.8 4,764.7 2,137.4 496.5 5,029.7 1,335.9 922.6 87.3 88.2 116.5
1985 16,133.4 5,056.1 2,074.4 485.9 5,726.3 1,421.3 1,045.1 97.0 89.5 137.9
1986 16,502.2 5,160.3 2,280.5 482.1 5,883.4 1,291.7 1,062.9 87.9 91.0 162.4
1987 17,940.5 5,437.7 2,448.6 433.5 6,640.2 1,471.0 1,207.5 89.8 90.2 121.9
1988 18,650.1 5,338.4 2,642.5 455.2 7,022.9 1,564.8 1,300.0 82.9 103.1 140.4
1989 20,765.5 5,897.0 2,875.0 604.3 7,793.1 1,703.4 1,519.8 109.5 121.2 142.1
1990 21,622.4 5,809.8 3,191.6 614.3 8,136.5 1,791.5 1,660.0 137.6 126.4 154.5
1991 23,968.4 6,454.4 3,406.5 709.6 8,867.5 2,160.9 1,925.9 170.9 129.3 143.4
1992 24,490.6 6,523.3 3,451.2 684.9 9,060.7 2,351.8 2,049.6 139.9 109.3 120.0
1993 26,890.5 7,451.8 3,923.8 799.3 9,892.3 2,299.4 2,041.3 173.4 211.8 97.4
1994 27,411.2 7,481.1 4,063.9 737.2 10,291.7 2,181.1 2,102.1 178.4 230.8 144.8
1995 28,434.4 7,684.5 4,698.7 811.6 10,353.8 2,233.6 2,078.7 207.2 221.4 144.8
1996 28,259.8 7,513.2 4,269.1 696.2 10,706.6 2,385.0 2,178.9 195.5 187.4 127.8
1997 29,365.3 7,666.9 4,392.1 759.6 11,173.2 2,598.9 2,294.9 217.5 144.0 118.2
1998 30,922.3 7,969.1 4,632.7 844.1 11,739.0 2,743.0 2,425.2 214.5 240.1 114.5
1999 33,527.5 8,685.8 4,579.8 879.3 13,203.8 2,554.1 2,806.7 469.5 232.4 116.1
2000 38,470.6 9,449.6 4,800.7 700.3 16,021.8 2,773.2 3,714.5 696.1 162.5 152.0
2001 44,713.7 11,130.9 5,262.3 822.3 18,657.1 3,096.3 4,577.9 739.4 308.7 118.9
2002 48,006.7 11,857.4 5,786.8 937.3 20,285.4 3,219.4 4,723.0 749.6 275.5 172.3
2003 51,071.8 12,419.6 6,042.4 1,103.5 21,676.5 3,272.6 5,196.3 779.0 305.8 276.1
2004 53,357.8 12,085.2 6,782.7 1,131.6 22,699.1 3,687.3 5,216.4 795.5 532.9 427.0
2005 53,738.2 12,349.9 6,456.4 1,082.0 23,156.0 3,743.4 5,295.8 907.8 376.8 370.2
2006 53,535.7 12,261.6 6,436.3 947.9 22,809.4 3,783.0 5,448.9 1,028.6 417.9 402.1
2007 54,093.6 11,816.4 6,074.2 1,863.0 23,966.9 2,942.4 5,416.7 1,283.0 297.6 433.3
2008 53,893.7 11,921.7 5,782.4 2,929.7 24,323.2 1,623.1 5,397.5 1,205.7 338.8 371.5
2009 63,691.9 13,318.7 6,280.2 3,070.5 30,168.9 2,148.1 6,500.7 1,462.0 343.6 399.3
2010 63,728.0 13,280.9 6,625.5 2,960.1 29,607.8 2,151.6 6,687.0 1,633.6 352.8 428.6
2011 58,064.8 12,663.4 6,037.4 2,984.4 26,253.2 2,224.4 5,801.9 1,447.7 282.2 370.2
2012 61,986.3 14,293.3 7,794.0 2,678.7 26,289.9 2,856.9 5,854.0 1,457.0 352.2 410.3
2013 59,532.6 13,416.8 7,365.5 2,713.8 24,771.7 3,089.7 5,779.9 1,686.8 313.5 394.8
2014 63,191.4 14,305.6 8,057.5 3,217.5 26,110.1 3,090.9 5,931.0 1,725.7 394.7 358.5
2015 63,825.4 15,006.5 8,138.4 3,098.0 25,962.1 3,226.8 5,862.7 1,616.9 420.3 493.7
2016 66,873.6 15,931.0 8,370.3 3,533.6 26,857.6 3,224.1 6,169.2 1,891.8 420.2 475.8
2017 69,641.8 15,835.9 8,917.6 3,526.7 27,595.1 3,496.0 7,544.7 1,908.3 445.2 372.3
2018 (preliminary) 71,262.7 17,445.0 8,178.9 4,313.0 27,655.7 3,895.9 6,893.2 2,086.6 406.6 387.8