Supplier type Sector of performance Total Total Government 87.798 Total Higher education 49.052 Total PNP 147 Purchase of R&D in Spain (without taxes) Government 73.712 Purchase of R&D in Spain (without taxes) Higher education 45.695 Purchase of R&D in Spain (without taxes) PNP 124 - To companies Government 62.666 - To companies Higher education 32.025 - To companies PNP 56 - To research associations or technology centers Government 3.144 - To research associations or technology centers Higher education 129 - To research associations or technology centers PNP 28 - To public administration bodies Government 4.634 - To public administration bodies Higher education 5.213 - To public administration bodies PNP . - To universities Government 2.197 - To universities Higher education 8.327 - To universities PNP 40 - To private non-profit institutions Government 1.071 - To private non-profit institutions Higher education 1 - To private non-profit institutions PNP . Purchase of R&D in the rest of the world (without taxes) Government 14.086 Purchase of R&D in the rest of the world (without taxes) Higher education 3.357 Purchase of R&D in the rest of the world (without taxes) PNP 22 - To companies Government 8.119 - To companies Higher education 2.690 - To companies PNP 22 - To public administration bodies from the rest of the world Government 141 - To public administration bodies from the rest of the world Higher education 527 - To public administration bodies from the rest of the world PNP . - To universities from the rest of the world Government 561 - To universities from the rest of the world Higher education 72 - To universities from the rest of the world PNP . - To non-profit institutions from the rest of the world Government 108 - To non-profit institutions from the rest of the world Higher education 48 - To non-profit institutions from the rest of the world PNP . - To other international organisations Government 5.157 - To other international organisations Higher education 21 - To other international organisations PNP .