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Table A-8. Imputed amounts for higher education R&D expenditures from foreign sources, by source of funds: FY 2017

(Dollars in millions)

Source of foreign funds All R&D expenditures Imputed amount Imputed amount as % of total
All foreign funds 1,225 59 4.8
Foreign government 175 10 5.7
Business 515 69 13.4
Nonprofit organizations 318 20 6.2
Higher education institutions 115 12 10.5
All other sources 103 9 8.3
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Percentages calculated on unrounded numbers. This table includes only institutions reporting $1 million or more in total R&D expenditures in FY 2016. Institutions reporting less than $1 million in total R&D expenditures in FY 2016 completed a shorter version of the survey form in FY 2017 that did not include this question.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2017.