Table 118. Federal obligations for basic 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 |
1,845.8 |
434.9 |
180.9 |
30.3 |
857.1 |
203.7 |
104.9 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
21.9 |
| 1968 |
1,840.6 |
431.6 |
195.0 |
30.1 |
835.1 |
225.2 |
93.4 |
3.0 |
11.8 |
15.5 |
| 1969 |
1,944.8 |
531.9 |
184.7 |
29.8 |
864.3 |
219.3 |
85.5 |
3.3 |
13.3 |
12.6 |
| 1970 |
1,925.9 |
558.4 |
185.0 |
29.7 |
808.1 |
237.0 |
80.1 |
3.5 |
13.9 |
10.1 |
| 1971 |
1,980.1 |
565.4 |
166.6 |
29.2 |
879.4 |
227.7 |
85.2 |
2.2 |
16.6 |
7.9 |
| 1972 |
2,186.9 |
596.9 |
151.4 |
32.2 |
1,021.4 |
254.5 |
96.4 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
11.2 |
| 1973 |
2,232.0 |
608.1 |
176.1 |
39.4 |
1,048.2 |
229.0 |
98.5 |
3.4 |
16.2 |
13.1 |
| 1974 |
2,387.7 |
695.9 |
124.0 |
31.5 |
1,144.7 |
223.1 |
127.1 |
6.2 |
16.8 |
18.3 |
| 1975 |
2,588.4 |
733.5 |
118.5 |
47.9 |
1,260.6 |
257.5 |
128.2 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
| 1976 |
2,767.5 |
786.0 |
131.1 |
59.8 |
1,341.7 |
284.9 |
126.5 |
7.9 |
12.9 |
16.6 |
| 1977 |
3,258.6 |
914.1 |
208.1 |
53.1 |
1,555.1 |
324.1 |
162.5 |
5.6 |
15.6 |
20.4 |
| 1978 |
3,698.6 |
1,029.3 |
247.7 |
65.4 |
1,759.2 |
356.8 |
192.8 |
5.8 |
17.1 |
24.6 |
| 1979 |
4,192.7 |
1,089.1 |
277.1 |
66.6 |
2,079.9 |
393.6 |
240.3 |
6.7 |
19.8 |
19.5 |
| 1980 |
4,674.2 |
1,182.5 |
325.3 |
70.4 |
2,320.3 |
436.8 |
279.5 |
7.5 |
23.9 |
28.1 |
| 1981 |
5,041.3 |
1,301.8 |
292.9 |
73.3 |
2,503.2 |
490.6 |
313.1 |
8.6 |
26.5 |
31.2 |
| 1982 |
5,481.6 |
1,465.5 |
270.9 |
87.4 |
2,727.1 |
516.7 |
355.6 |
9.0 |
24.5 |
24.9 |
| 1983 |
6,260.1 |
1,689.8 |
292.9 |
83.0 |
3,112.3 |
604.0 |
409.6 |
8.0 |
32.1 |
28.5 |
| 1984 |
7,067.4 |
1,861.1 |
377.9 |
91.1 |
3,530.8 |
668.9 |
473.6 |
8.2 |
28.1 |
27.7 |
| 1985 |
7,818.7 |
1,923.4 |
380.1 |
122.6 |
4,038.7 |
724.2 |
555.8 |
12.4 |
30.5 |
30.9 |
| 1986 |
8,153.1 |
2,018.9 |
511.6 |
117.6 |
4,132.1 |
724.1 |
572.1 |
13.0 |
30.9 |
32.7 |
| 1987 |
8,942.4 |
2,046.2 |
467.0 |
119.9 |
4,665.6 |
906.7 |
657.7 |
13.3 |
37.5 |
28.5 |
| 1988 |
9,473.6 |
2,050.3 |
596.9 |
133.0 |
4,868.3 |
989.8 |
728.6 |
17.7 |
42.7 |
46.3 |
| 1989 |
10,602.0 |
2,313.4 |
773.2 |
223.9 |
5,221.4 |
1,098.1 |
838.9 |
42.2 |
43.6 |
47.4 |
| 1990 |
11,285.6 |
2,294.6 |
887.5 |
246.8 |
5,548.2 |
1,227.3 |
924.1 |
59.2 |
50.4 |
47.6 |
| 1991 |
12,170.8 |
2,391.6 |
949.9 |
264.0 |
6,064.5 |
1,306.2 |
1,015.5 |
80.8 |
49.1 |
49.1 |
| 1992 |
12,489.9 |
2,337.6 |
920.3 |
247.2 |
6,331.8 |
1,394.1 |
1,097.2 |
65.5 |
42.4 |
53.8 |
| 1993 |
13,399.1 |
2,661.8 |
896.3 |
243.6 |
6,833.7 |
1,402.7 |
1,164.9 |
71.3 |
71.7 |
53.3 |
| 1994 |
13,523.5 |
2,497.8 |
1,109.6 |
237.6 |
6,992.3 |
1,336.0 |
1,132.9 |
74.4 |
75.2 |
67.6 |
| 1995 |
13,877.0 |
2,693.5 |
1,214.2 |
239.8 |
6,943.9 |
1,438.8 |
1,148.3 |
75.2 |
78.7 |
44.6 |
| 1996 |
14,464.0 |
2,676.7 |
1,108.8 |
272.8 |
7,443.5 |
1,521.0 |
1,234.6 |
76.1 |
80.2 |
50.5 |
| 1997 |
14,941.9 |
2,688.3 |
1,166.7 |
294.7 |
7,695.8 |
1,600.0 |
1,289.6 |
88.4 |
68.4 |
49.9 |
| 1998 |
15,613.0 |
2,918.5 |
1,119.4 |
326.4 |
7,951.7 |
1,642.3 |
1,397.6 |
121.8 |
84.9 |
50.4 |
| 1999 |
17,443.7 |
3,255.2 |
1,082.8 |
313.4 |
9,107.1 |
1,565.5 |
1,650.0 |
354.9 |
61.4 |
53.4 |
| 2000 |
19,569.8 |
3,621.8 |
1,356.5 |
171.3 |
10,056.7 |
1,674.0 |
1,985.3 |
521.6 |
75.7 |
106.9 |
| 2001 |
21,958.1 |
4,193.8 |
917.1 |
175.1 |
11,792.2 |
1,762.1 |
2,441.7 |
540.5 |
71.6 |
64.0 |
| 2002 |
23,668.3 |
4,460.0 |
1,231.9 |
239.6 |
12,668.2 |
1,805.2 |
2,531.7 |
563.4 |
71.5 |
96.8 |
| 2003 |
24,751.4 |
4,662.1 |
1,279.6 |
312.8 |
13,151.8 |
1,827.8 |
2,703.9 |
582.1 |
85.4 |
146.1 |
| 2004 |
26,120.7 |
4,671.6 |
1,969.4 |
292.2 |
13,398.5 |
2,005.8 |
2,746.1 |
606.8 |
197.9 |
232.3 |
| 2005 |
27,140.3 |
4,772.7 |
2,051.0 |
270.1 |
13,989.9 |
2,021.2 |
2,914.2 |
670.7 |
235.9 |
214.6 |
| 2006 |
26,584.6 |
4,763.6 |
1,858.9 |
220.4 |
13,657.6 |
2,096.8 |
2,867.4 |
755.8 |
152.7 |
211.2 |
| 2007 |
26,865.8 |
4,572.2 |
1,736.2 |
341.3 |
14,220.3 |
1,982.8 |
2,793.8 |
889.5 |
101.3 |
228.4 |
| 2008 |
27,154.0 |
4,767.5 |
1,545.4 |
574.9 |
14,645.7 |
1,484.3 |
2,935.2 |
915.8 |
75.9 |
209.1 |
| 2009 |
32,879.4 |
5,529.8 |
1,631.6 |
678.3 |
18,229.6 |
1,964.3 |
3,487.4 |
1,059.1 |
94.3 |
204.8 |
| 2010 |
31,795.3 |
5,190.9 |
1,746.9 |
591.6 |
17,403.1 |
1,870.6 |
3,530.4 |
1,139.4 |
103.2 |
219.2 |
| 2011 |
29,313.6 |
4,869.8 |
1,726.5 |
483.0 |
15,771.4 |
2,010.1 |
3,066.5 |
1,101.9 |
75.8 |
208.7 |
| 2012 |
30,958.9 |
5,579.4 |
2,155.3 |
434.1 |
15,729.8 |
2,550.5 |
3,123.1 |
1,096.2 |
80.4 |
210.0 |
| 2013 |
29,779.4 |
5,217.2 |
2,052.3 |
463.3 |
14,950.2 |
2,738.5 |
2,999.8 |
1,099.9 |
66.0 |
192.3 |
| 2014 |
31,587.9 |
5,669.4 |
2,516.0 |
459.1 |
15,654.7 |
2,744.3 |
3,124.8 |
1,156.6 |
78.0 |
185.0 |
| 2015 |
31,527.1 |
5,813.7 |
2,536.5 |
507.0 |
15,295.5 |
2,920.5 |
2,985.7 |
1,200.2 |
61.2 |
206.7 |
| 2016 |
32,286.6 |
6,120.5 |
2,446.5 |
472.0 |
15,544.5 |
2,845.0 |
3,179.4 |
1,393.3 |
81.4 |
203.9 |
| 2017 |
33,265.4 |
6,116.1 |
2,692.3 |
600.3 |
15,841.1 |
3,078.3 |
3,359.1 |
1,315.2 |
66.3 |
196.6 |
| 2018 (preliminary) |
33,711.9 |
6,884.3 |
2,130.4 |
577.4 |
15,791.2 |
3,236.5 |
3,441.0 |
1,388.7 |
61.7 |
200.7 |
