The below charts and tables present a range of federal R&D data series, including federal research budgets by agency, character and discipline, and some national totals. 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.
For additional information and functionality, see the AAAS historical R&D budget dashboard.
NOTE: The federal definition of development has been revised. This impacts some data series below. For more, click here.
General Overview
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense, Nondefense, and Total R&D, 1976-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Federal R&D as a Percent of GDP, 1976-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| By Function: Defense and Nondefense R&D Outlays, 1953-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| By Function: Nondefense Outlays Only, 1953-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| R&D as a Percent of Discretionary Spending, 1962-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| R&D as a Percent of the Total Federal Budget, 1962-2020 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Federal R&D and Facilities Funding by Performer, 1967-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| U.S. Global Change Research Program Budget | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| National Nanotechnology Initiative Budget | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Networking and IT R&D Program Budget | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
By Agency
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total R&D by Agency, 1976-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Trends in Defense R&D, 1976-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Dept. of Defense Science, Tech, and Medical Research, 1990-2023 |
PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Dept. of Defense R&D by Military Department, 1991-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| National Institutes of Health Budget by Institute, 1990-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Dept. of Energy R&D, 1990-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| NASA Budget, 2000-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| National Science Foundation Budget, 1990-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Dept. of Agriculture Research Offices, 1990-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Dept. of Commerce Budgets and R&D, 1990-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Dept. of Homeland Security R&D, 2002-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
By Character
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Research by Agency, 1976-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Basic Research by Agency, 1976-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Applied Research by Agency, 1976-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| Development by Agency, 2000-2023 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
By Discipline
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Research Funding by Discipline, 1970-2021 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| See also the R&D by Discipline page on this site. |
National Totals
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| National R&D By Funder, 1953-2020 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| National R&D By Funder (Share of Total) | PNG | ||
| National R&D By Performer, 1953-2020 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| National R&D By Performer (Share of Total) | PNG | ||
| University S&E R&D Funding by Source, 1990-2020 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
| International R&D Intensity, 2000-2021 | PNG | Excel | Sept 2022 |
