European Cooperative Organization and Government Space Budgets

Nation in Review: Germany

Budget Overview Germany’s overall space spending has increased 56% since 2009, and its domestic space spending in 2019 increased more than 30% from 2018, reaching €1.3 billion (US$1.53 billion).[efn_note]Space Foundation…

Economy: Non-U.S. Government Space Investment – TSRQ2 2019

Introduction | Growth in the government investment sector of the space economy outpaced commercial sectors as the U.S. and non-U.S. government shares of the global space economy between 2017 and…

2017 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget – Snapshot

In the 2017-18 fiscal year, which ran from April 6, 2017 to April 5, 2018, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) had a budget of £386.8 million (US$502.6 million), including £288.9…

2017 – Spanish Government Space Budget – Snapshot

Space activities in Spain are coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Tècnica Aeroespacial (INTA) within the Ministry of Defense. In 2017, the Spanish government allocated INTA a budget of €137.4…

2017 – Italian Government Space Budget – Snapshot

The Italian space agency, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), had a budget of €918.6 million (US$1.05 billion) in 2017. [efn_note]“Repvbblica Italiana Agenzia Spaziale Deliberazzione N. 239/2017.” Italiana Agenzia Spaziale. December…

2017 – German Government Space Budget – Snapshot

The German space agency, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), spent a total €1.581 billion (US$1.805 billion) on space in 2017. This is an 11% increase from the…

2017 – French Government Space Budget – Snapshot

The French space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), had a 2017 budget of €2.334 billion (US$2.664 billion). This was a 9.2% increase from its 2016 budget of €2.120…

2017 – European Space Agency Budget – Snapshot

ESA operated with a 2017 budget of €5.75 billion (US$6.56 billion), a 12.8% increase from the 2016 budget of €5.25 billion (US$5.82 billion).[efn_note]“ESA Budget 2017.” European Space Agency. January 16,…

2017 – European Commission Space Budget – Snapshot

A growing share of European public investment in civil space programs is funded by the European Union under the auspices of its executive body, the European Commission (EC). The EC…

2017 – EUMETSAT Space Budget – Snapshot

The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) had a total expenditure of €531.7 million (US$606.8 million) for 2016, the most recent year for which data is available.[efn_note]“EUMETSAT…