In 2018, approximately 131.31 billion U.S. dollars of federal funding went to research and development (R&D) expenditures. Of that funding, 57.69 billion U.S. dollars went to R&D for the defense sector. The federally funded R&D expenditures account for operations, plant, and equipment.
Federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States in 2018, by sector
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Breakthrough Energy Coalition. (September 16, 2020). Federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States in 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173782/us-federal-research-development-investments-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition. "Federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States in 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173782/us-federal-research-development-investments-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition. (2020). Federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States in 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173782/us-federal-research-development-investments-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition. "Federal Research and Development (R&d) Investments in The United States in 2018, by Sector (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173782/us-federal-research-development-investments-sector/
Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States in 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173782/us-federal-research-development-investments-sector/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Federal research and development (R&D) investments in the United States in 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Breakthrough Energy Coalition, September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173782/us-federal-research-development-investments-sector/
