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Table 86. Federal obligations for research and development to foreign performers, by region, country, or economy, and agency: FY 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Region, country, or economy Total DHS DOD DOE HHS NASA NSF USDA Othera
All areas and organizations 753,494.9 1,615.5 466,500.8 1,547.3 231,923.7 25,132.1 13,667.4 2,734.7 10,373.4
Africa 64,568.3 0.0 440.0 0.0 64,021.1 1.2 0.0 106.0 0.0
Botswana 1,332.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,332.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 634.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 634.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Egypt 367.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 367.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ethiopia 825.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 825.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ghana 3,419.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,419.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenya 2,791.1 0.0 351.0 0.0 2,393.1 0.0 0.0 47.0 0.0
Madagascar 134.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 134.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malawi 148.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 148.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mali 1,702.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,702.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mozambique 924.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 924.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Namibia 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nigeria 6,696.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,696.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rwanda 717.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 717.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
South Africa 32,501.6 0.0 89.0 0.0 32,393.5 0.0 0.0 19.0 0.0
Tanzania 1,314.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,274.8 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0
Tunisia 112.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 112.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uganda 5,223.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,223.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zambia 134.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 134.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zimbabwe 1,039.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,039.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
African countries, other 4,546.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,546.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asia 249,371.1 53.8 230,413.0 189.9 16,865.8 1,383.8 138.0 152.8 174.0
Bangladesh 1,296.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,296.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cambodia 33.1 0.0 33.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 3,728.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,609.7 0.0 0.0 118.8 0.0
Georgia 30.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hong Kong 1,900.2 0.0 100.2 0.0 1,800.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
India 3,467.9 0.0 647.9 0.0 2,820.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indonesia 4.7 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Israel 218,920.0 53.8 216,225.0 189.9 924.3 1,368.9 138.0 20.0 0.0
Japan 4,270.6 0.0 3,701.3 0.0 562.3 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordan 52.5 0.0 52.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korea, South 3,105.3 0.0 3,101.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lebanon 174.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 174.0
Malaysia 291.5 0.0 154.8 0.0 136.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepal 138.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 138.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oman 18.9 0.0 18.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pakistan 374.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 374.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Philippines 1,035.0 0.0 1,035.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Singapore 1,855.6 0.0 1,687.4 0.0 168.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sri Lanka 398.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 398.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Taiwan 600.9 0.0 583.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 14.0 0.0
Thailand 6,174.4 0.0 2,223.6 0.0 3,950.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkey 176.4 0.0 176.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Arab Emirates 225.0 0.0 225.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbekistan 248.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 248.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnam 849.0 0.0 442.7 0.0 406.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Europe 198,890.4 379.8 114,277.0 1,357.4 56,712.3 16,418.9 4,666.9 667.3 4,410.8
Austria 4,683.9 0.0 1,691.5 0.0 500.0 165.6 2,326.8 0.0 0.0
Belgium 489.5 0.0 436.5 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 33.0 0.0
Bulgaria 119.1 0.0 119.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatia 372.0 0.0 372.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czechia 61.6 0.0 46.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 0.0
Denmark 466.7 0.0 456.9 0.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estonia 392.2 0.0 392.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finland 412.7 0.0 22.7 390.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
France 18,725.6 0.0 9,070.7 219.8 4,951.5 2,624.9 1,750.4 12.1 96.2
Germany 26,458.0 0.0 11,311.9 0.0 14,798.0 149.4 150.0 24.5 24.1
Greece 307.5 0.0 307.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungary 49.6 0.0 49.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iceland 522.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 508.8 13.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ireland 2,764.6 0.0 907.0 0.0 404.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,453.1
Italy 4,578.3 0.0 3,089.3 0.0 1,178.0 0.0 0.0 106.7 204.3
Lithuania 37.4 0.0 37.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luxembourg 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Netherlands 3,635.1 0.0 1,937.0 0.0 1,293.1 348.9 0.0 50.0 6.0
Norway 1,952.7 0.0 1,244.5 0.0 0.0 75.4 0.0 0.0 632.8
Poland 2,071.9 0.0 2,071.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Portugal 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Russia 12,469.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12,469.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovakia 46.8 0.0 46.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovenia 319.1 0.0 319.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spain 3,074.6 0.0 1,458.7 0.0 224.1 9.2 0.0 90.1 1,292.6
Sweden 3,911.1 0.0 1,723.7 51.0 1,874.4 230.0 0.0 20.0 12.0
Switzerland 21,257.1 0.0 10,824.6 47.0 10,244.4 2.2 0.0 63.8 75.0
Ukraine 275.9 0.0 275.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Kingdom 88,778.7 379.8 66,061.9 0.0 20,735.5 294.9 439.8 252.2 614.6
European countries, other 649.5 0.0 0.0 649.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
North America 117,442.4 1,182.0 32,414.3 0.0 69,293.6 5,838.8 8,118.4 532.4 62.9
Anguilla 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bahamas, The 11,761.5 0.0 11,761.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Barbados 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bermuda 6,820.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,820.4 0.0 0.0
Canada 69,887.9 1,182.0 18,531.6 0.0 42,909.1 5,801.0 1,298.0 103.3 62.9
Costa Rica 24,046.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 23,878.1 0.0 0.0 168.5 0.0
Greenland 37.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guatemala 932.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 932.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haiti 1,030.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,030.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mexico 2,103.3 0.0 1,741.1 0.0 243.1 0.0 0.0 119.1 0.0
Nicaragua 134.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 134.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Panama 141.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 141.5 0.0
Saint Kitts and Nevis 165.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 165.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
North American countries, other 368.2 0.0 368.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oceania 99,117.9 0.0 83,872.3 0.0 13,416.3 1,205.4 0.0 523.9 100.0
Australia 95,053.3 0.0 82,268.9 0.0 12,173.7 0.0 0.0 510.7 100.0
Marshall Islands 270.4 0.0 270.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
New Zealand 3,794.2 0.0 1,333.0 0.0 1,242.6 1,205.4 0.0 13.2 0.0
South America 16,393.4 0.0 2,998.5 0.0 11,614.6 284.0 744.1 752.2 0.0
Argentina 2,491.7 0.0 61.3 0.0 1,848.2 0.0 0.0 582.2 0.0
Brazil 4,726.6 0.0 1,337.3 0.0 3,174.3 170.0 0.0 45.0 0.0
Chile 1,763.2 0.0 1,570.0 0.0 193.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Colombia 1,365.9 0.0 30.0 0.0 1,225.9 0.0 0.0 110.0 0.0
Peru 4,950.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,821.9 114.0 0.0 15.0 0.0
Suriname 351.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 351.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uruguay 744.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 744.1 0.0 0.0
International organizations 7,711.5 0.0 2,085.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,625.8
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; and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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 2017–18.