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Table 86. Federal obligations for research and development to foreign performers, by region, country, or economy, and agency: FY 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Region, country, or economy Total DHS DOD DOE HHS NASA NSF USDA Othera
All areas and organizations 715,403.6 6,871.4 377,195.0 1,527.1 235,187.4 26,132.8 20,486.8 3,156.2 44,846.9
Africa 65,661.8 0.0 610.5 0.0 63,326.9 0.0 0.0 124.5 1,600.0
Botswana 1,099.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,099.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 835.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 835.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Egypt 734.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 734.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ethiopia 1,071.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,071.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gambia, The 106.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 106.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ghana 5,265.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,165.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,100.0
Kenya 4,178.2 0.0 470.9 0.0 3,582.9 0.0 0.0 124.5 0.0
Madagascar 135.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 135.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malawi 198.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 198.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mali 1,616.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,616.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mozambique 920.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 920.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nigeria 6,560.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,560.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rwanda 715.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 715.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
South Africa 32,282.9 0.0 139.6 0.0 32,143.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tanzania 1,203.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,203.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tunisia 86.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 86.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uganda 7,071.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,571.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 500.0
Zambia 603.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 603.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zimbabwe 979.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 979.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asia 265,124.5 1,586.3 238,761.2 0.0 23,596.4 12.4 0.0 645.4 522.9
Bangladesh 5,310.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,310.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cambodia 17.0 0.0 17.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 2,106.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,017.8 0.0 0.0 89.1 0.0
Georgia 217.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 217.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hong Kong 2,290.1 0.0 75.1 0.0 2,200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
India 3,935.7 0.0 808.1 0.0 3,127.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indonesia 602.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 602.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Israel 227,052.8 1,586.3 223,344.1 0.0 1,641.6 0.0 0.0 480.8 0.0
Japan 4,046.6 0.0 4,034.3 0.0 0.0 12.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordan 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korea, South 3,450.5 0.0 3,450.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lebanon 612.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 154.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 457.9
Malaysia 424.9 0.0 238.2 0.0 136.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0
Nepal 137.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 137.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pakistan 435.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 435.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Philippines 813.1 0.0 813.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saudi Arabia 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0
Singapore 1,945.6 0.0 1,945.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sri Lanka 465.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 465.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Taiwan 575.1 0.0 549.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.9 0.0
Thailand 8,354.5 0.0 1,709.6 0.0 6,645.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkey 367.6 0.0 367.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Arab Emirates 306.6 0.0 306.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbekistan 149.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 149.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnam 1,269.0 0.0 884.9 0.0 354.5 0.0 0.0 29.6 0.0
Asian countries, other 197.1 0.0 197.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Europe 178,705.4 3,410.2 75,756.5 1,527.1 61,509.7 25,045.1 8,159.6 643.1 2,654.1
Austria 3,824.3 0.0 497.5 0.0 1,000.0 0.0 2,326.8 0.0 0.0
Belgium 2,518.2 0.0 2,518.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgaria 21.3 0.0 21.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatia 489.4 0.0 489.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czechia 251.8 0.0 250.2 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Denmark 1,175.3 0.0 866.3 0.0 277.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.0
Estonia 347.9 0.0 347.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finland 1,015.1 0.0 88.4 0.0 917.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
France 15,210.1 0.0 7,429.4 225.0 4,932.7 786.1 1,731.3 7.6 98.0
Germany 25,160.9 0.0 3,787.3 0.0 16,268.3 3,715.9 1,298.0 79.0 12.3
Greece 291.1 0.0 277.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.4 0.0
Iceland 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ireland 408.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 408.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italy 3,646.9 0.0 1,989.2 0.0 1,170.4 0.0 0.0 190.3 297.0
Latvia 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuania 25.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luxembourg 883.2 0.0 883.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonia 72.0 0.0 72.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Netherlands 7,071.7 0.0 2,654.9 0.0 3,303.4 870.4 100.0 43.0 100.0
Norway 3,603.6 0.0 522.4 0.0 0.0 1,773.3 0.0 0.0 1,308.0
Poland 994.0 0.0 992.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0
Portugal 408.5 0.0 313.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 95.0 0.0
Romania 60.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Russia 15,714.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,714.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovakia 40.3 0.0 40.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovenia 224.0 0.0 224.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spain 2,274.5 0.0 1,447.8 0.0 162.0 640.7 0.0 24.0 0.0
Sweden 8,957.2 0.0 2,466.2 1,210.6 2,680.7 17.5 2,500.0 2.2 80.0
Switzerland 14,778.4 0.0 3,589.0 91.5 10,019.8 1,056.2 0.0 22.0 0.0
Ukraine 630.9 0.0 162.9 0.0 468.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Kingdom 68,596.3 3,410.2 43,731.4 0.0 19,901.2 467.3 203.5 165.1 717.7
North America 108,408.8 1,022.6 41,685.4 0.0 51,015.0 301.1 12,142.5 410.2 1,832.0
Bahamas, The 11,800.1 0.0 11,800.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bermuda 7,534.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,534.5 0.0 0.0
Canada 78,499.5 1,022.6 28,020.7 0.0 42,622.3 284.4 4,608.0 109.5 1,832.0
Costa Rica 6,872.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,706.5 16.8 0.0 149.4 0.0
Guatemala 312.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 312.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haiti 1,037.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,037.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamaica 49.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 49.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mexico 1,907.4 0.0 1,849.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.1 0.0
Nicaragua 133.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 133.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Panama 78.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78.2 0.0
Saint Kitts and Nevis 154.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 154.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Trinidad and Tobago 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 0.0
Virgin Islands, British 15.4 0.0 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oceania 41,958.0 852.3 16,640.6 0.0 23,677.1 163.6 0.0 524.5 100.0
Australia 35,503.6 619.2 14,020.8 0.0 20,103.8 155.4 0.0 504.5 100.0
Fiji 199.6 0.0 199.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marshall Islands 286.5 0.0 286.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
New Zealand 5,968.3 233.1 2,133.7 0.0 3,573.3 8.2 0.0 20.0 0.0
South America 17,562.8 0.0 3,740.9 0.0 12,062.4 610.6 184.7 808.6 155.7
Argentina 2,888.7 0.0 358.2 0.0 1,829.8 0.0 0.0 700.7 0.0
Bolivia 95.7 0.0 95.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brazil 3,883.5 0.0 1,131.4 0.0 2,439.9 286.5 0.0 25.7 0.0
Chile 3,650.2 0.0 2,117.3 0.0 1,377.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 155.7
Colombia 1,120.7 0.0 12.6 0.0 1,098.1 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0
Paraguay 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0
Peru 5,414.4 0.0 10.7 0.0 5,009.7 324.0 0.0 70.0 0.0
Suriname 322.7 0.0 15.0 0.0 307.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uruguay 184.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 184.7 0.0 0.0
International organizations 37,982.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37,982.2
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, Education, the Interior, and Transportation; the Agency for International Development; 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 Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, FYs 2018–19.