Back to Data Tables
Excel icon Download to excel

Table 98. Federal obligations for research and development to foreign performers, by region, country, or economy, and agency: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Region and country or economy Total DHS DOD DOE HHS NASA NSF USDA Othera
All areas and organizations 1,036,048.6 11,202.4 622,485.2 1,930.9 266,165.8 16,478.1 22,026.5 3,589.4 92,170.3
Africa 66,419.6 0.0 211.7 0.0 66,081.1 0.0 0.0 126.7 0.0
Benin 295.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 295.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Botswana 1,184.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,184.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cameroon 76.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 76.4 0.0
Ethiopia 1,029.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,029.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ghana 2,002.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,002.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenya 6,535.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,485.2 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0
Mali 940.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 940.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mozambique 2,477.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,477.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nigeria 7,308.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,308.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
South Africa 33,270.9 0.0 211.7 0.0 33,058.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Tanzania 640.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 640.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uganda 6,026.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,026.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zambia 1,760.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,760.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zimbabwe 2,871.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,871.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asia 228,990.6 2,569.3 209,079.4 0.0 16,457.0 0.0 0.0 162.5 722.3
Azerbaijan 11.7 0.0 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bahrain 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bangladesh 2,904.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,904.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 4,294.0 0.0 524.1 0.0 3,661.5 0.0 0.0 108.3 0.0
Cyprus 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hong Kong 230.0 0.0 105.3 0.0 52.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 72.3
India 2,891.2 0.0 443.8 0.0 2,447.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indonesia 5.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Israel 205,328.7 2,569.3 200,708.3 0.0 2,051.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japan 3,290.4 0.0 3,289.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0
Jordan 15.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korea, South 767.6 0.0 741.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.6 0.0
Kyrgyzstan 11.7 0.0 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lebanon 318.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 318.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malaysia 168.2 0.0 31.4 0.0 136.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepal 260.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 250.0
Oman 20.2 0.0 20.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pakistan 643.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 243.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 400.0
Philippines 398.7 0.0 55.9 0.0 342.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saudi Arabia 120.3 0.0 120.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Singapore 1,704.5 0.0 1,704.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sri Lanka 265.4 0.0 86.3 0.0 179.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thailand 4,015.1 0.0 349.0 0.0 3,666.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkey 244.7 0.0 244.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Arab Emirates 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnam 1,050.3 0.0 578.3 0.0 454.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0
Europe 429,053.8 8,430.7 276,908.9 1,167.3 113,936.7 11,267.3 10,325.7 1,359.0 5,658.1
Austria 4,908.0 0.0 2,708.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,200.0 0.0 0.0
Belgium 156,110.3 0.0 154,943.6 0.0 580.7 18.2 0.0 34.0 533.8
Bulgaria 13.4 0.0 13.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatia 385.6 0.0 385.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czech Republic 455.3 0.0 455.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Denmark 16,846.3 0.0 1,319.7 0.0 15,424.6 0.0 89.0 12.9 0.0
European countries, other 1,359.8 0.0 0.0 159.8 1,200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finland 3,459.9 0.0 109.2 0.0 3,350.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
France 12,956.3 0.0 6,034.6 138.0 4,256.1 180.5 2,282.1 40.0 25.0
Germany 19,402.5 1,765.2 3,437.3 529.0 11,254.4 25.1 2,314.0 77.5 0.0
Greece 255.5 0.0 255.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungary 73.1 0.0 73.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iceland 3,365.8 0.0 67.8 0.0 3,297.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ireland 322.9 0.0 252.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 70.3 0.0
Italy 4,371.6 0.0 2,983.4 0.0 1,042.7 0.0 0.0 173.2 172.2
Luxembourg 199.3 0.0 0.0 199.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malta 124.9 0.0 124.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Netherlands 37,785.1 0.0 6,528.5 0.0 30,726.0 378.5 89.0 63.1 0.0
Norway 5,229.9 0.0 502.4 0.0 483.5 0.4 0.0 10.0 4,233.5
Poland 652.9 0.0 652.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Portugal 493.1 0.0 415.4 0.0 58.0 19.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Romania 1,808.5 0.0 1,808.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Russia 10,905.8 0.0 454.1 0.0 0.0 10,451.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovakia 15.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovenia 172.9 0.0 172.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spain 2,239.5 0.0 1,125.0 0.0 849.8 9.0 0.0 29.3 226.5
Sweden 6,538.7 0.0 2,022.6 0.0 1,384.7 149.0 2,963.4 0.0 19.0
Switzerland 43,307.2 0.0 36,150.6 0.0 7,145.3 0.0 0.0 11.3 0.0
Ukraine 295.8 0.0 295.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Kingdom 94,998.9 6,665.6 53,601.0 141.2 32,882.3 35.1 388.3 837.3 448.1
North America 123,777.0 0.0 56,871.4 180.0 51,242.4 4,839.2 8,984.0 563.5 1,096.5
Bahamas, The 11,437.8 0.0 11,437.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bermuda 9,686.5 0.0 498.9 0.0 0.0 4,744.6 4,443.0 0.0 0.0
Canada 98,680.7 0.0 44,662.0 180.0 47,805.2 94.6 4,541.0 301.4 1,096.5
Costa Rica 52.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.0 0.0
El Salvador 4.6 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guatemala 1,420.3 0.0 18.5 0.0 1,401.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haiti 919.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 919.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Honduras 23.1 0.0 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mexico 299.9 0.0 226.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 73.3 0.0
Nicaragua 216.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 216.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
North American countries, other 400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Panama 636.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 500.0 0.0 0.0 136.8 0.0
Oceania 86,947.9 202.3 76,810.1 583.6 8,404.5 150.0 154.5 642.8 0.0
Australia 84,434.0 202.3 76,025.9 583.6 6,694.5 150.0 150.0 627.8 0.0
Marshall Islands 249.2 0.0 249.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
New Zealand 2,264.6 0.0 535.0 0.0 1,710.1 0.0 4.5 15.0 0.0
South America 16,644.9 0.0 2,603.6 0.0 10,044.0 221.6 2,562.3 734.9 478.5
Argentina 1,541.1 0.0 109.0 0.0 832.6 0.0 0.0 599.4 0.0
Bolivia 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0
Brazil 2,885.5 0.0 1,024.9 0.0 1,686.7 116.5 0.0 57.4 0.0
Chile 1,403.0 0.0 1,403.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Colombia 1,922.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,912.2 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0
Paraguay 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0
Peru 5,856.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,232.7 105.1 0.0 40.0 478.5
Suriname 379.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 379.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uruguay 2,629.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,562.3 0.0 0.0
International organizations 84,214.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 84,214.9
DHS = Department of Homeland Security; DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = Department of Agriculture.
a Includes data for the Departments of Commerce, the Interior, Transportation, and the Treasury; the Agency for International Development; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and the Social Security Administration.
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Only those countries that had obligations in variables represented by this table appear in the table. See technical table A-2 for additional notes associated with the agencies listed in this table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2015–17.