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Achievements DNA Sequencing Costs Table
Achievements DNA Sequencing Costs Table
02 January 2012
Each year, Genome.gov publishes statistics for Dna Sequencing Costs in both chart and table format. This post is updated with those costs. Original tables from 2010 can be found here.
This table represents the current DNA Sequencing Costs in US$. Charts for presentations or other materials can be found at the Genome website.
| Date | Cost per Mb of DNA Sequence | Cost per Genome |
| September-2001 | $5,292.39 | $95,263,072 |
| March-2002 | $3,898.64 | $70,175,437 |
| September-2002 | $3,413.80 | $61,448,422 |
| March-2003 | $2,986.20 | $53,751,684 |
| October-2003 | $2,230.98 | $40,157,554 |
| January-2004 | $1,598.91 | $28,780,376 |
| April-2004 | $1,135.70 | $20,442,576 |
| July-2004 | $1,107.46 | $19,934,346 |
| October-2004 | $1,028.85 | $18,519,312 |
| January-2005 | $974.16 | $17,534,970 |
| April-2005 | $897.76 | $16,159,699 |
| July-2005 | $898.90 | $16,180,224 |
| October-2005 | $766.73 | $13,801,124 |
| January-2006 | $699.20 | $12,585,659 |
| April-2006 | $651.81 | $11,732,535 |
| July-2006 | $636.41 | $11,455,315 |
| October-2006 | $581.92 | $10,474,556 |
| January-2007 | $522.71 | $9,408,739 |
| April-2007 | $502.61 | $9,047,003 |
| July-2007 | $495.96 | $8,927,342 |
| October-2007 | $397.09 | $7,147,571 |
| January-2008 | $102.13 | $3,063,820 |
| April-2008 | $15.03 | $1,352,982 |
| July-2008 | $8.36 | $752,080 |
| October-2008 | $3.81 | $342,502 |
| January-2009 | $2.59 | $232,735 |
| April-2009 | $1.72 | $154,714 |
| July-2009 | $1.20 | $108,065 |
| October-2009 | $0.78 | $70,333 |
| January-2010 | $0.52 | $46,774 |
| April-2010 | $0.35 | $31,512 |
| July-2010 | $0.35 | $31,125 |
| October-2010 | $0.32 | $29,092 |
| January-2011 | $0.23 | $20,963 |
| April-2011 | $0.19 | $16,712 |
| July-2011 | $0.12 | $10,497 |
| Jan-2012 (EST) | $0.09 | $7,950 |