Science and Engineering Indicators 2008

The U.S. National Science Foundation publishes a compendium of science and engineering data every other year. The 2008 edition includes information on international expenditures on research and development, the flow of foreign born scientists and engineers to the United States and a chapter titled "Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace" in addition to information on the STI situation in the United States itself. The report shows the continuing gap in science and technology between developed and developing nations, and the continuing global leadership of the United States in these fields, but also indicates the growing global importance of R&D in countries such as China, India, South Korea, and Brazil.

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/