National Science Board Science & Technology Indicators 2014

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Global R&D expenditures, by region: 2011

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Global share of expenditures on R&D, by selected country/economy: 1996, 2005, and 2011

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Gross expenditures on R&D as share of GDP, for the United States, EU, and selected other countries:

1981–2011

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Estimated number of researchers in selected countries/regions: 1995–2011

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

S&E degrees in US, by level: 2000–11

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Foreign-born workers in S&E occupations, by education level: 2000, 2006, and 2011

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Global triadic patent families, by selected region/country/economy: 1998–2010

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Ratio of U.S. federal-to-nonfederal funding for R&D: 1953–2011

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

Year-to-year changes in U.S. R&D expenditures, by performing sector: 2006–11

SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

U.S. total R&D expenditures: 1953–2011