Economy
Government Space Budgets
2017 – Indian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Indian space activities are coordinated through the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The ISRO FY 2017-2018 budget, spanning April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018, increased 12% over FY 2016-2017,…
2017 – Chinese Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Chinese space budget is not publicly available. However, Chinese capabilities and space projects provide indicators for informed estimates of the nation’s space budget. The nation likely spends at least…
2017 – Canadian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Canadian government allocated the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) C$394.7 million (US$304.0 million) in FY 2017-18, which extended from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018, This was a 1.7%…
2017 – Brazilian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Brazil has experienced widespread economic challenges in recent years, which weakened the Brazilian Real by 51% relative to the US dollar over the past decade. The Brazilian government allocated its…
2017 – Government Space Budgets – Snapshot
The space investments of governments continue to shift on the basis of national priorities and politics. U.S. space spending decreased slightly, continuing a trend that began in 2016. Meanwhile, India,…
2017 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets – Snapshot
Nearly half of U.S. government spending, 47.7%, went toward national security space activities within the Department of Defense (DoD) budget. Intelligence programs run by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and…
2017 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets – Snapshot
The United States spent $22.4 billion on civil space activities in FY 2016, up 6.7% from $21.0 billion in FY 2015. Civil spending accounts for just over half of total…
2017 – United States Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The United States spent $43.3 billion on space activities in fiscal year (FY) 2017, which ran from October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017. This was a decrease of 2.5%…
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2017
Economy: Space Economy - TSR 2017 an annual review of the commercial space infrastructure and support industries and space-based products and services used on Earth, and with research and analysis…
2014 – Additional Country Space Budgets
Around the globe, many smaller nations—whether in terms of economy or population size—are investing in space projects or programs. The exhibit below shows the most recent available annual budget for…