Host nations paid the U.S. about $1.1 billion in 2012 to sustain bases

Evidence

On the other side of the accounting ledger, the OCS also omits cash payments the United States receives from countries such as Japan, Kuwait, and South Korea that help sustain U.S. bases on their territory. Budget documents from 2012 indicate the U.S. government received 889 million in "burden-sharing" payments and 225 million in “host nation support” for the relocation of bases—totaling approximately $1.1 billion paid for the U.S. overseas presence that year. Some countries also provide in-kind contributions of utilities and services rather than cash payments, but such contributions are not income received by the United States, so I have excluded them from these calculations. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 629

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 629
• XREF: connects to: Overseas bases cost more to run than domestic ones despite host-nation support; The United States commonly pays host nations rather than the reverse.; U.S. bases and troops abroad cost about $170 billion in 2012 — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 647 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• U.S. bases and troops abroad cost about $170 billion in 2012 #qualifies (0.70) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 647
• War appropriations added about $80.6 billion in 2012 toward maintaining overseas bases #expands (0.50)
• Japan and South Korea each contributed $2.3 billion toward US bases in 2012 #contradicts (0.50)
• US overseas bases cost taxpayers at least $71.8 billion annually #qualifies (0.50) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 29
• Host countries bear steep financial and social costs from U.S. bases #expands (0.45)
• Overseas bases reveal America’s permanent war footing and militarized economy #expands (0.40)
• Overseas bases and troops cost around $136 billion in 2014 #responds-to (0.35) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 647