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Country Code

Code identifying the country where contract performance is reported to occur at the principal place of performance. It is a standardized location code rather than a free-text geography field, and for this record the example value is USA.

Family: Award
Category: Place Of Performance
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode
Title
Country Code
FPDS Path
award/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode
Description
Code identifying the country where contract performance is reported to occur at the principal place of performance. It is a standardized location code rather than a free-text geography field, and for this record the example value is USA.
Business Meaning
This field is used to separate domestic from foreign performance and to analyze where federal contract work is physically carried out. It supports geographic spend reporting, oversight of overseas performance, and assessments tied to localization, sourcing, and policy compliance.
Example Value
USA
Observed Non-Null Count
110,615,539

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode
FPDS XML Path
award/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Geographic award analysis

Common Usage

  • Count or sum awards by performance country
  • Filter domestic versus foreign performance
  • Map contract performance geography for dashboards

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing performance location with vendor address or place of award
  • Assuming all records use full country names instead of codes

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses and GROUP BYs for geographic segmentation, e.g. filter countryCode = 'USA' for U.S. performance or group by countryCode to compare cross-border activity. Join to a reference table or decode list when you need standardized country labels, and handle null or nonstandard values explicitly.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode AS country_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.