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 |
