[Historical Tables]
[Section 9 - Federal Government Outlays for Major Physical Capital, Research and Development, and Education and Training]
[Table 9.7 - Summary of Outlays for the Conduct of Research and Development: 1949-2000 (In Current Dollars, as Percentages of Total Outlays, as Percentages of GDP, and in Constant (FY 1992) Dollars)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Table 9.7--SUMMARY OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2000
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In Millions of Dollars In Billions of Constant (FY As Percentages of Total As Percentages of GDP
-------------------------------- 1992) Dollars Outlays -------------------------------
Fiscal Year ----------------------------------------------------------------
National Nondefense Total National National National Nondefense Total
Defense Defense Nondefense Total Defense Nondefense Total Defense
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1949............................................................ 762 178 940 4.1 1.0 5.1 2.0 0.5 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.3
1950............................................................ 772 282 1,054 4.3 1.6 5.8 1.8 0.7 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.4
1951............................................................ 846 279 1,125 4.4 1.5 5.9 1.9 0.6 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.4
1952............................................................ 1,204 291 1,495 6.1 1.5 7.5 1.8 0.4 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.4
1953............................................................ 1,553 295 1,848 7.7 1.5 9.1 2.0 0.4 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.5
1954............................................................ 1,551 297 1,848 7.6 1.5 9.0 2.2 0.4 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.5
1955............................................................ 1,550 345 1,895 7.5 1.7 9.2 2.3 0.5 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.5
1956............................................................ 1,898 428 2,326 8.9 2.0 11.0 2.7 0.6 3.3 0.4 0.1 0.5
1957............................................................ 2,134 577 2,711 9.7 2.6 12.3 2.8 0.8 3.5 0.5 0.1 0.6
1958............................................................ 2,459 729 3,188 10.9 3.2 14.1 3.0 0.9 3.9 0.5 0.2 0.7
1959............................................................ 5,364 1,020 6,384 23.3 4.4 27.7 5.8 1.1 6.9 1.1 0.2 1.3
1960............................................................ 5,937 1,385 7,322 25.6 6.0 31.5 6.4 1.5 7.9 1.1 0.3 1.4
1961............................................................ 6,922 1,864 8,786 29.4 7.9 37.3 7.1 1.9 9.0 1.3 0.4 1.7
1962............................................................ 7,090 2,747 9,837 29.7 11.5 41.3 6.6 2.6 9.2 1.2 0.5 1.7
1963............................................................ 7,144 4,221 11,365 29.6 17.5 47.1 6.4 3.8 10.2 1.2 0.7 1.9
1964............................................................ 7,865 5,931 13,796 32.2 24.3 56.4 6.6 5.0 11.6 1.2 0.9 2.2
1965............................................................ 7,077 6,763 13,840 28.5 27.2 55.7 6.0 5.7 11.7 1.0 1.0 2.0
1966............................................................ 7,097 7,821 14,918 27.9 30.8 58.7 5.3 5.8 11.1 0.9 1.0 2.0
1967............................................................ 8,068 7,894 15,962 30.8 30.1 60.9 5.1 5.0 10.1 1.0 1.0 2.0
1968............................................................ 8,544 7,628 16,172 31.4 28.0 59.4 4.8 4.3 9.1 1.0 0.9 1.9
1969............................................................ 8,314 7,346 15,660 29.2 25.8 55.1 4.5 4.0 8.5 0.9 0.8 1.7
1970............................................................ 8,021 7,132 15,153 26.8 23.8 50.6 4.1 3.6 7.7 0.8 0.7 1.5
1971............................................................ 8,108 7,301 15,409 25.8 23.2 49.0 3.9 3.5 7.3 0.8 0.7 1.4
1972............................................................ 8,837 7,466 16,303 26.8 22.6 49.4 3.8 3.2 7.1 0.8 0.6 1.4
1973............................................................ 9,139 7,896 17,035 26.6 22.9 49.5 3.7 3.2 6.9 0.7 0.6 1.3
1974............................................................ 9,406 8,028 17,434 25.5 21.8 47.2 3.5 3.0 6.5 0.7 0.6 1.2
1975............................................................ 9,715 8,821 18,536 23.9 21.7 45.5 2.9 2.7 5.6 0.6 0.6 1.2
1976............................................................ 9,819 10,169 19,988 22.5 23.3 45.8 2.6 2.7 5.4 0.6 0.6 1.2
TQ.............................................................. 2,455 2,745 5,200 5.4 6.1 11.5 2.6 2.9 5.4 0.5 0.6 1.1
1977............................................................ 10,874 10,569 21,443 23.2 22.5 45.7 2.7 2.6 5.2 0.6 0.5 1.1
1978............................................................ 12,077 12,455 24,532 24.0 24.8 48.8 2.6 2.7 5.3 0.5 0.6 1.1
1979............................................................ 12,129 14,196 26,325 22.3 26.1 48.4 2.4 2.8 5.2 0.5 0.6 1.1
1980............................................................ 14,643 15,592 30,235 24.7 26.3 51.0 2.5 2.6 5.1 0.5 0.6 1.1
1981............................................................ 16,937 17,231 34,168 26.0 26.5 52.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 0.6 0.6 1.1
1982............................................................ 19,809 14,850 34,660 28.4 21.3 49.7 2.7 2.0 4.6 0.6 0.5 1.1
1983............................................................ 22,298 13,602 35,900 30.6 18.6 49.2 2.8 1.7 4.4 0.7 0.4 1.0
1984............................................................ 25,765 15,221 40,986 34.0 20.1 54.1 3.0 1.8 4.8 0.7 0.4 1.1
1985............................................................ 30,360 16,856 47,216 38.7 21.5 60.2 3.2 1.8 5.0 0.7 0.4 1.2
1986............................................................ 35,656 16,485 52,141 44.2 20.5 64.7 3.6 1.7 5.3 0.8 0.4 1.2
1987............................................................ 37,097 16,159 53,256 44.7 19.5 64.2 3.7 1.6 5.3 0.8 0.4 1.2
1988............................................................ 38,032 18,068 56,100 44.3 21.1 65.4 3.6 1.7 5.3 0.8 0.4 1.1
1989\1\......................................................... 40,366 20,394 60,760 45.1 22.8 67.9 3.5 1.8 5.3 0.8 0.4 1.1
1990\1\......................................................... 41,078 22,732 63,810 44.1 24.4 68.5 3.3 1.8 5.1 0.7 0.4 1.1
1991\1\......................................................... 37,887 24,296 62,183 39.0 25.0 64.0 2.9 1.8 4.7 0.6 0.4 1.1
1992\1\......................................................... 38,170 26,558 64,728 38.2 26.6 64.7 2.8 1.9 4.7 0.6 0.4 1.1
1993\1\......................................................... 40,396 27,982 68,378 39.4 27.3 66.6 2.9 2.0 4.9 0.6 0.4 1.1
1994\1\......................................................... 38,055 28,397 66,453 36.2 27.0 63.2 2.6 1.9 4.5 0.6 0.4 1.0
1995\1\......................................................... 37,699 30,733 68,432 35.0 28.5 63.6 2.5 2.0 4.5 0.5 0.4 1.0
1996\1\......................................................... 39,428 29,011 68,439 35.9 26.4 62.4 2.5 1.9 4.4 0.5 0.4 0.9
1997\1\......................................................... 40,177 30,896 71,073 35.9 27.6 63.6 2.5 1.9 4.4 0.5 0.4 0.9
1998\1\......................................................... 40,141 32,662 72,803 35.5 28.9 64.3 2.4 2.0 4.4 0.5 0.4 0.9
1999 estimate\1\................................................ 39,612 34,544 74,156 34.6 30.1 64.7 2.3 2.0 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.8
2000 estimate\1\................................................ 37,662 35,942 73,604 32.2 30.7 62.9 2.1 2.0 4.2 0.4 0.4 0.8
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\1\Includes off-budget Postal Service investments of the following amounts (in millions of current dollars): 1989:64; 1990:82; 1991:116; 1992:152; 1993:57; 1994:51; 1995:52; 1996:55; 1997:68;
1998:77; 1999:77; 2000:78.