| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| 13,788 | 20,375 | 26,813 | 38,312 | 68,658 | 119,316 | 132,922 | 141,607 | 150,382 | 161,659 | 172,314 | 179,573 | |
| Private expenditures/1/ | 4,693 | 6,831 | 10,991 | 18,315 | 36,045 | 64,184 | 70,627 | 77,395 | 85,393 | 94,940 | 105,672 | 112,840 |
| 4,552 | 6,575 | 10,581 | 17,672 | 35,015 | 62,447 | 68,536 | 75,039 | 82,727 | 91,978 | 102,420 | 109,356 | |
| 4,465 | 6,473 | 10,425 | 15,975 | 31,293 | 57,839 | 62,033 | 67,322 | 74,293 | 82,444 | 91,321 | 97,296 | |
| 23 | 23 | 37 | 73 | 157 | 372 | 507 | 570 | 663 | 752 | 811 | 874 | |
| 16 | 17 | 27 | 47 | 102 | 230 | 303 | 335 | 370 | 400 | 424 | 453 | |
| 48 | 62 | 92 | 123 | 198 | 356 | 467 | 517 | 587 | 655 | 717 | 752 | |
| n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1,454 | 3,265 | 3,650 | 5,226 | 6,295 | 6,814 | 7,727 | 9,147 | 9,981 | |
| 17 | 37 | 63 | 83 | 173 | 297 | 374 | 414 | 464 | 523 | 591 | 631 | |
| 17 | 37 | 63 | 83 | 173 | 297 | 374 | 414 | 464 | 523 | 591 | 631 | |
| 124 | 219 | 347 | 560 | 857 | 1,440 | 1,717 | 1,942 | 2,202 | 2,439 | 2,661 | 2,853 | |
| 19 | 44 | 85 | 140 | 249 | 440 | 513 | 581 | 657 | 729 | 803 | 871 | |
| 34 | 51 | 85 | 138 | 172 | 261 | 342 | 392 | 447 | 498 | 534 | 563 | |
| 66 | 120 | 157 | 249 | 374 | 635 | 776 | 882 | 1,001 | 1,107 | 1,207 | 1,295 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 92 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 98 | 104 | |
| Government expenditures | 9,095 | 13,544 | 15,822 | 19,997 | 32,613 | 55,132 | 62,295 | 64,212 | 64,989 | 66,719 | 66,642 | 66,733 |
| 8,930 | 13,258 | 15,295 | 19,088 | 31,022 | 52,435 | 58,746 | 60,294 | 60,671 | 61,978 | 61,542 | 61,463 | |
| 6,137 | 7,406 | 7,420 | 8,114 | 13,155 | 25,748 | 28,766 | 28,153 | 26,273 | 25,690 | 23,898 | 22,105 | |
| 1,746 | 3,149 | 4,170 | 5,616 | 8,098 | 12,513 | 13,334 | 14,005 | 14,818 | 15,542 | 15,856 | 16,340 | |
| 26 | 38 | 82 | 131 | 157 | 175 | 140 | 192 | 234 | 245 | 255 | 267 | |
| 167 | 545 | 893 | 1,405 | 2,475 | 3,517 | 4,242 | 4,752 | 5,230 | 5,666 | 6,129 | 6,707 | |
| 261 | 558 | 788 | 1,030 | 1,803 | 2,537 | 3,093 | 3,383 | 3,635 | 3,882 | 4,083 | 4,386 | |
| 433 | 1,195 | 1,473 | 2,041 | 4,064 | 6,145 | 7,241 | 7,696 | 7,982 | 8,336 | 8,569 | 8,622 | |
| 107 | 335 | 421 | 687 | 1,062 | 1,569 | 1,624 | 1,681 | 1,849 | 2,133 | 2,403 | 2,752 | |
| 53 | 32 | 48 | 64 | 208 | 231 | 306 | 432 | 650 | 484 | 349 | 284 | |
| 165 | 286 | 527 | 909 | 1,591 | 2,697 | 3,549 | 3,918 | 4,318 | 4,741 | 5,100 | 5,270 | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 59 | 76 | 99 | 115 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 107 | |
| 26 | 47 | 90 | 156 | 274 | 426 | 557 | 611 | 615 | 646 | 672 | 704 | |
| 126 | 222 | 396 | 669 | 1,195 | 2,103 | 2,758 | 3,034 | 3,423 | 3,811 | 4,143 | 4,288 | |
| 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 73 | 100 | 115 | 128 | 137 | 141 | 136 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| Addenda: | ||||||||||||
| 13,735 | 20,343 | 26,765 | 36,794 | 65,185 | 115,435 | 127,390 | 134,880 | 142,918 | 153,448 | 162,818 | 169,308 | |
| 53 | 32 | 48 | 1,518 | 3,473 | 3,881 | 5,532 | 6,727 | 7,464 | 8,211 | 9,496 | 10,265 | |
| 9,183 | 13,768 | 16,184 | 20,576 | 33,435 | 56,638 | 64,080 | 66,136 | 67,005 | 69,197 | 69,545 | 69,933 | |
| 4,552 | 6,575 | 10,581 | 16,218 | 31,750 | 58,797 | 63,310 | 68,744 | 75,913 | 84,251 | 93,273 | 99,375 | |
| 513,400 | 702,700 | 1,010,700 | 1,585,900 | 2,708,000 | 4,038,700 | 4,539,900 | 4,900,400 | 5,250,800 | 5,546,100 | 5,724,800 | 6,020,200 | |
| 1.79 | 1.96 | 1.60 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.16 | |
| 0.89 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.17 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.65 | |
n.a. Not available.
1. Includes funds from the rest of world.
2. Nonprofit institutions are divided into four subgroups: Private universities and colleges, FFRDC's administered by universities and colleges, FFRDC's administered by nonprofit institutions, and other nonprofit institutions.
3. Includes State and local universities and colleges.
NOTE.This table shows R&D expenditures and the breakdown of expenditures by private organizations and government organizations. Within the "private" and "government" categories, lines preceded by the word "from" are "sources." Within "source" categories, lines preceded by the word "to" are "performers."
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