Supplier type Sector of performance Total Total Government 84.579 Total Higher education 35.079 Total PNP 54 Purchase of R&D in Spain (without taxes) Government 71.247 Purchase of R&D in Spain (without taxes) Higher education 34.005 Purchase of R&D in Spain (without taxes) PNP 54 - To companies Government 53.116 - To companies Higher education 24.353 - To companies PNP 31 - To public administration bodies Government 8.326 - To public administration bodies Higher education 5.806 - To public administration bodies PNP . - To universities Government 3.047 - To universities Higher education 3.494 - To universities PNP 23 - To private non-profit institutions Government 6.759 - To private non-profit institutions Higher education 352 - To private non-profit institutions PNP . Purchase of R&D in the rest of the world (without taxes) Government 13.331 Purchase of R&D in the rest of the world (without taxes) Higher education 1.074 Purchase of R&D in the rest of the world (without taxes) PNP 0 - To companies Government 7.966 - To companies Higher education 310 - To companies PNP 0 - To public administration bodies from the rest of the world Government 125 - To public administration bodies from the rest of the world Higher education 422 - To public administration bodies from the rest of the world PNP . - To universities from the rest of the world Government 524 - To universities from the rest of the world Higher education 342 - To universities from the rest of the world PNP . - To non-profit institutions from the rest of the world Government 137 - To non-profit institutions from the rest of the world Higher education 0 - To non-profit institutions from the rest of the world PNP . - To other international organisations Government 4.578 - To other international organisations Higher education . - To other international organisations PNP .