[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.