European Cooperative Organization and Government Space Budgets
German Government Space Budget
Nation in Review: Germany
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$1.53 billion). Finalized budget information for 2020 German space spending will not be available until early 2021. . .
2017 – German Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The German space agency, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), spent a total €## billion (US$## billion) on space in 2017. This is an ##% increase from the €## billion (US$## billion) spent in 2016.
2014 – German Government Space Budget
Germany’s civil space program is overseen by the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR or German Aerospace Center), which acts as Germany’s space agency as well as conducting research in its other core areas of aeronautics, energy, and transportation. DLR’s 2014 national space budget was €## million (US$## million) and its research and technology budget amounted to €## million (US$## million). Germany’s total 2014 civil space budget—including its contribution to the European Space Agency—was €## billion (US$## billion), a ##% increase over its 2013 civil space budget of €## billion (US$## billion).
2012 – German Government Space Budget
The Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany’s national space agency, oversaw an authorized budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2012, excluding contributions made to ESA. This represents an increase of ##% from 2011. In addition to DLR-only spending, Germany made €## million (US$## million) in ESA contributions in 2012. Combined, the DLR authorization and ESA contribution totaled €## billion (US$## billion), representing approximately ##% of Germany’s 2012 budget of €## billion ($## billion).
2013 – German Government Space Budget
The Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany’s national space agency, oversaw an authorized space-related budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2013, excluding contributions made to ESA. This represents an increase of ##% from 2012. In addition to DLR-only spending, Germany made €## million (US$## billion) in ESA contributions in 2013. Combined, the DLR authorization and ESA contribution totaled €## billion (US$## billion), representing approximately ##% of Germany’s 2013 budget of €## billion ($## billion).
2016 – German Government Space Budget
Overall, Germany’s spending on space activities in 2016 totaled €## billion (US$## billion), essentially unchanged from €## billion (US$## billion) in 2015. Germany’s…
2015 – German Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Overall, Germany’s spending on space activities in 2015 totaled €## billion (US$## billion), an ##% ## from €## billion (US$## billion) in 2014. Germany’s contribution to…