In the fiscal year of 2022, total federal obligations for research and development amounted to approximately 189.06 billion U.S. dollars. This figure is an increase from 1991, when total federal obligations were 61.3 billion U.S. dollars.
Federal obligations for research and development in the United States from fiscal year 1991 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Since the data show federal obligations, the displayed years refer to fiscal years.
Obligations regarding R&D plants and facilities are excluded.
* Preliminary
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National Science Foundation. (September 25, 2023). Federal obligations for research and development in the United States from fiscal year 1991 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188961/federal-obligations-for-research-and-development-since-1991/
National Science Foundation. "Federal obligations for research and development in the United States from fiscal year 1991 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188961/federal-obligations-for-research-and-development-since-1991/
National Science Foundation. (2023). Federal obligations for research and development in the United States from fiscal year 1991 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188961/federal-obligations-for-research-and-development-since-1991/
National Science Foundation. "Federal Obligations for Research and Development in The United States from Fiscal Year 1991 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188961/federal-obligations-for-research-and-development-since-1991/
National Science Foundation, Federal obligations for research and development in the United States from fiscal year 1991 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188961/federal-obligations-for-research-and-development-since-1991/ (last visited December 07, 2024)
Federal obligations for research and development in the United States from fiscal year 1991 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Science Foundation, September 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188961/federal-obligations-for-research-and-development-since-1991/