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.
NOTE: The federal definition of development has been revised. This impacts some data series below. For more, click here.
General Overview | By Agency | By Character | By Discipline | National Totals
General Overview
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense, Nondefense, and Total R&D, 1976-2018 | PNG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Federal R&D as a Percent of GDP, 1976-2018 | PNG | Excel | June 2019 |
| By Function: Defense and Nondefense R&D, 1953-2018 | JPG | Excel | May 2019 |
| By Function: Nondefense Only, 1953-2018 | JPG | Excel | May 2019 |
| R&D as a Percent of Discretionary Spending, 1962-2018 | JPG | Excel | May 2019 |
| R&D as a Percent of the Total Federal Budget, 1962-2018 | JPG | Excel | May 2019 |
| Federal R&D and Facilities Funding by Performer, 1967-2017 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| U.S. Global Change Research Program Budget | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| National Nanotechnology Initiative Budget | JPG | Excel | September 2019 |
| Networking and IT R&D Program Budget | JPG | Excel | September 2019 |
By Agency
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total R&D by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Trends in Defense R&D, 1976-2019 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Dept. of Defense Science & Technology, 1990-2019 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Dept. of Defense R&D by Military Department, 1991-2019 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| National Institutes of Health Budget by Institute, 1998-2019 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| National Institutes of Health Budget by Funding Mechanism, 1998-2019 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Dept. of Energy R&D, 1997-2019 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| NASA Budget, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| National Science Foundation Budget, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture R&D, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Dept. of Commerce R&D, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Dept. of Homeland Security R&D, 2002-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
By Character
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Research by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Basic Research by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Applied Research by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Development by Agency, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Total Research by Performer, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Basic Research by Performer, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Applied Research by Performer, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| Development by Performer, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
By Discipline
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Research Funding by Discipline, 1970-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| See also the R&D by Discipline page on this site. |
National Totals
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| National R&D By Funder, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| National R&D By Funder (Share of Total) | JPG | ||
| National R&D By Performer, 1953-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2019 |
| National R&D By Performer (Share of Total) | JPG | ||
| University S&E R&D Funding by Source, 1990-2017 | JPG | Excel | November 2018 |
| International R&D Intensity, 2000-2017 | JPG | Excel | August 2019 |
