1. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

2. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
Global R&D expenditures, by region: 2011

3. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
Global share of expenditures on R&D, by selected
country/economy: 1996, 2005, and 2011

4. 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

5. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
Estimated number of researchers in selected
countries/regions: 1995–2011

6. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
S&E degrees in US, by level: 2000–11

7. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
Foreign-born workers in S&E occupations,
by education level: 2000, 2006, and 2011

8. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
Global triadic patent families, by selected
region/country/economy: 1998–2010

9. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
Ratio of U.S. federal-to-nonfederal funding
for R&D: 1953–2011

10. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
Year-to-year changes in U.S. R&D expenditures,
by performing sector: 2006–11

11. SOURCE: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
U.S. total R&D expenditures: 1953–2011