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 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Federal R&D as a Percent of GDP, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| 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 | October 2018 |
| Networking and IT R&D Program Budget | JPG | Excel | October 2018 |
By Agency
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total R&D by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Trends in Defense R&D, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Dept. of Defense Science & Technology, 1990-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Dept. of Defense R&D by Military Department, 1991-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| National Institutes of Health Budget by Institute, 1998-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| National Institutes of Health Budget by Funding Mechanism, 1998-2017 | JPG | Excel | June 2016 |
| Dept. of Energy R&D, 1997-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| National Science Foundation Budget, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture R&D, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Dept. of Commerce R&D, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Dept. of Homeland Security R&D, 2002-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
By Character
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Research by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Basic Research by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Applied Research by Agency, 1976-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Development by Agency, 2000-2018 | JPG | Excel | April 2018 |
| Total Research by Performer, 1953-2016 | JPG | Excel | August 2018 |
| Basic Research by Performer, 1953-2016 | JPG | Excel | August 2018 |
| Applied Research by Performer, 1953-2016 | JPG | Excel | August 2018 |
| Development by Performer, 1953-2016 | JPG | Excel | August 2018 |
By Discipline
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Research Funding by Discipline, 1970-2017 | JPG | Excel | July 2018 |
| See also the R&D by Discipline page on this site. |
National Totals
| Series | Chart | Data | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| National R&D By Funder, 1953-2016 | JPG | Excel | August 2018 |
| National R&D By Funder (Share of Total) | JPG | ||
| National R&D By Performer, 1953-2016 | JPG | Excel | August 2018 |
| 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, 2000-2016 | JPG | Excel | August 2018 |
