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)
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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 May 11, 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 May 11, 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: May 11, 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 May 11, 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/