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Table 86. Federal obligations for research and development to foreign performers, by region, country, or economy, and agency: FY 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

Region, country, or economy Total DHS DOD DOE HHS NASA NSF USDA Othera
All areas and organizations 824,343.0 4,691.8 474,634.8 1,345.9 217,726.5 19,825.8 23,278.4 2,901.7 79,938.2
Africa 66,459.5 0.0 916.3 0.0 62,659.7 2.2 0.0 81.3 2,800.0
Benin 558.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 558.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Botswana 1,269.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,269.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central African Republic 275.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 275.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 500.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 500.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ethiopia 1,140.9 0.0 87.9 0.0 1,052.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ghana 2,082.8 0.0 40.3 0.0 2,042.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenya 3,843.2 0.0 573.8 0.0 3,221.9 0.0 0.0 47.5 0.0
Malawi 40.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mali 953.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 953.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mozambique 11,234.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 11,234.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Namibia 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nigeria 5,430.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,430.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rwanda 308.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 308.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
South Africa 30,341.9 0.0 197.7 0.0 30,110.4 0.0 0.0 33.8 0.0
Tanzania 640.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 640.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tunisia 154.3 0.0 16.6 0.0 137.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uganda 6,331.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,531.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,800.0
Zambia 255.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 255.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zimbabwe 1,097.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,097.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asia 224,018.2 2,600.9 198,153.4 0.0 18,110.1 4,850.7 0.0 207.7 95.4
Bahrain 29.8 0.0 29.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bangladesh 3,964.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,964.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cambodia 96.5 0.0 96.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 2,854.0 0.0 55.4 0.0 2,505.1 34.4 0.0 163.7 95.4
Georgia 219.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 219.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hong Kong 1,845.6 0.0 45.6 0.0 1,800.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
India 2,885.6 0.0 871.0 0.0 2,014.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indonesia 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Israel 182,309.2 2,600.9 177,982.0 0.0 1,319.5 406.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japan 9,159.0 0.0 4,499.6 0.0 250.0 4,409.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordan 62.0 0.0 62.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakhstan 199.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 199.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korea, South 3,497.1 0.0 3,497.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lebanon 106.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 106.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malaysia 395.1 0.0 258.4 0.0 136.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepal 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0
Oman 135.2 0.0 135.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pakistan 313.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 313.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Philippines 740.9 0.0 387.6 0.0 333.3 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0
Qatar 30.4 0.0 30.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saudi Arabia 175.2 0.0 175.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Singapore 5,566.7 0.0 5,448.1 0.0 118.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sri Lanka 168.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 168.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Taiwan 1,067.6 0.0 1,067.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thailand 6,507.3 0.0 2,245.8 0.0 4,261.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkey 339.9 0.0 339.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Arab Emirates 331.0 0.0 331.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnam 1,009.0 0.0 595.0 0.0 400.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 0.0
Europe 236,962.0 1,188.3 139,308.1 1,345.9 72,512.5 12,983.5 7,424.1 913.5 1,286.2
Austria 9,587.5 0.0 6,187.5 0.0 500.0 0.0 2,900.0 0.0 0.0
Belgium 1,166.8 0.0 778.0 0.0 331.4 24.9 0.0 32.4 0.0
Bulgaria 100.9 0.0 100.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatia 452.0 0.0 452.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czechia 93.3 0.0 93.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Denmark 629.2 0.0 629.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estonia 400.8 0.0 400.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finland 209.6 0.0 208.9 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
France 9,193.4 0.0 1,977.1 470.4 4,242.0 383.5 1,973.6 26.6 120.2
Germany 24,258.7 501.7 8,138.0 0.0 12,636.7 324.0 2,300.0 358.3 0.0
Greece 50.4 0.0 50.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungary 252.3 0.0 252.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iceland 1,929.9 0.0 916.1 0.0 1,013.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ireland 766.6 0.0 336.8 0.0 429.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italy 2,948.2 0.0 2,597.4 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 150.8 0.0
Latvia 8.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuania 31.9 0.0 31.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luxembourg 39.0 0.0 39.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonia 36.0 0.0 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Netherlands 27,529.4 0.0 8,073.8 0.0 15,642.4 3,773.2 0.0 40.0 0.0
Norway 935.0 0.0 481.6 0.0 375.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78.4
Poland 246.0 0.0 246.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Portugal 288.4 0.0 287.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Romania 60.1 0.0 60.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Russia 8,121.8 0.0 110.1 0.0 0.0 8,011.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovakia 172.3 0.0 172.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovenia 182.1 0.0 182.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spain 3,339.7 0.0 2,493.1 0.0 726.2 8.0 0.0 25.0 87.4
Sweden 3,761.5 0.0 2,268.0 8.4 1,307.5 46.0 0.0 12.0 119.6
Switzerland 25,654.1 0.0 15,628.9 161.6 9,676.7 12.0 0.0 15.0 160.0
Ukraine 150.6 0.0 150.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Kingdom 112,960.8 686.6 85,921.0 0.0 24,730.9 398.0 250.4 253.3 720.6
European countries, other 1,405.5 0.0 0.0 705.5 700.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
North America 115,715.7 902.6 56,381.1 0.0 42,564.5 1,457.5 13,531.5 387.5 490.9
Anguilla 8.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bahamas, The 11,286.8 0.0 11,286.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bermuda 8,808.6 0.0 457.8 0.0 0.0 112.6 8,238.2 0.0 0.0
Canada 91,900.8 902.6 44,315.8 0.0 39,475.6 1,284.9 5,293.3 137.7 490.9
Costa Rica 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0
Greenland 81.5 0.0 60.6 0.0 0.0 20.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guatemala 774.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 774.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haiti 1,110.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,110.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mexico 631.1 0.0 252.1 0.0 247.2 0.0 0.0 131.8 0.0
Nicaragua 346.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 346.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Panama 688.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 610.0 0.0 0.0 78.0 0.0
North American countries, other 39.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oceania 87,653.3 0.0 76,755.5 0.0 9,849.7 197.8 0.0 556.6 293.7
Australia 86,114.4 0.0 75,328.1 0.0 9,849.7 127.5 0.0 515.3 293.7
Fiji 23.6 0.0 23.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marshall Islands 291.4 0.0 291.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Micronesia, Federated States of 26.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.3 0.0
New Zealand 1,197.7 0.0 1,112.4 0.0 0.0 70.3 0.0 15.0 0.0
South America 18,616.1 0.0 2,981.4 0.0 12,030.0 334.2 2,322.8 755.1 192.6
Argentina 2,043.3 0.0 89.1 0.0 1,315.8 0.0 0.0 638.3 0.0
Bolivia 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0
Brazil 4,243.1 0.0 1,132.1 0.0 2,901.8 164.2 0.0 45.0 0.0
Chile 1,852.1 0.0 1,659.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 192.6
Colombia 2,305.3 0.0 78.8 0.0 2,211.5 0.0 0.0 15.0 0.0
Paraguay 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0
Peru 5,420.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,223.9 170.0 0.0 26.8 0.0
Suriname 387.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 377.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uruguay 2,334.6 0.0 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,322.8 0.0 0.0
International organizations 74,918.3 0.0 138.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 74,779.4
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, and Transportation; 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 2016–17.