$68.6B
US funding for AI applications in business and enterprise services, the largest amount in any area and country

What the chart shows

Brookings’ data on funding for AI applications puts the United States first in every one of its 11 application areas. The largest US area is business and enterprise services at $68.6 billion, followed by healthcare and life sciences ($34.3 billion) and general-purpose AI capabilities ($25.2 billion).

Across the 75 countries in the data, the US total of $191.3 billion is 45% of $420.1 billion. The UK ($36.2 billion) and China ($35.8 billion) come next, then Israel ($25.9 billion). Only 12 countries have funding in all 11 areas; the AI Index reads this as most countries specialising rather than investing across the board.

Key numbers

MeasureValue
United States, business and enterprise services$68.61B
United States, healthcare and life sciences$34.34B
United States, all areas$191.27B
United Kingdom, all areas$36.18B
China, all areas$35.79B
All 75 countries, all areas$420.14B

How to read it

  • Funding for AI applications by country and application area as compiled by Brookings, in US dollars. The AI Index does not say which years or kinds of funding are included.
  • The chart shows the 11 countries with the most funding, ordered by total; the CSV covers all 75. Areas are ordered by total funding across all countries. Darker cells mean more funding.
  • Business and enterprise services is the largest area overall, at $168.5B or 40% of all funding.
Source: Brookings, 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 8.3.5: Distribution of AI applications by geographic area, type, and funding. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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