Historical Trends in Federal R&D;
The below charts and tables present a range of federal R&D data series, including research budgets by agency, character and discipline. Most data come from annual AAAS R&D budget reports. Additionally, some charts below rely on data collected by the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, and from the historical tables provided by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), via the President’s budget request. Constant-dollar conversions (adjusting for inflation) use OMB’s chained price index, found in historical table 10.1 from the most recent budget request. If you have any questions, or are looking for data you don’t see below, contact us.
General Overview | By Agency | By Character | By Discipline | National Totals
General Overview
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense, Nondefense, and Total R&D, 1976-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Federal R&D as a Percent of GDP, 1976-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| By Function: Defense and Nondefense R&D, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| By Function: Nondefense Only, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| R&D as a Percent of Discretionary Spending, 1962-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| R&D as a Percent of the Total Federal Budget, 1962-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Federal R&D and Facilities Funding by Performer, 1967-2016 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| U.S. Global Change Research Program Budget | JPG | Excel | November 2016 |
| National Nanotechnology Initiative Budget | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Networking and IT R&D Program Budget | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
By Agency
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total R&D by Agency, 1976-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Trends in Defense R&D, 1976-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Dept. of Defense Science & Technology, 1990-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Dept. of Defense R&D by Military Department, 1991-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| National Institutes of Health Budget by Institute, 1998-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| National Institutes of Health Budget by Funding Mechanism, 1998-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Dept. of Energy R&D, 1997-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| National Science Foundation Budget, 2000-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture R&D, 2000-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Dept. of Commerce R&D, 2000-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Dept. of Homeland Security R&D, 2002-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
By Character
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Research by Agency, 1976-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Basic Research by Agency, 1976-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Applied Research by Agency, 1976-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Development by Agency, 2000-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Total Research by Performer, 1953-2015 | JPG | Excel | September 2017 |
| Basic Research by Performer, 1953-2015 | JPG | Excel | September 2017 |
| Applied Research by Performer, 1953-2015 | JPG | Excel | September 2017 |
| Development by Performer, 1953-2015 | JPG | Excel | September 2017 |
By Discipline
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Research Funding by Discipline, 1970-2017 | JPG | Excel | September 2017 |
| See also the R&D by Discipline page on this site. | |||
National Totals
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| National R&D By Funder, 1953-2015 | JPG | Excel | September 2017 |
| National R&D By Funder (Share of Total) | JPG | ||
| National R&D By Performer, 1953-2015 | JPG | Excel | September 2017 |
| National R&D By Performer (Share of Total) | JPG | ||
| University S&E R&D Funding by Source, 1990-2016 | JPG | Excel | December 2017 |
| International R&D Intensity, 1995-2015 | JPG | Excel | December 2017 |
