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Global space activity by category, 2007-2027
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The global space economy totaled $546 billion in 2022, 8% higher than 2021 — and it could reach $772 billion by 2027, according to Space Foundation analysis. Commercial space continues to make up the majority (78%) of this total, but preliminary data shows that 81% of governments with space programs increased spending in 2023.
Proportion of governments that increased space spending, 2018-2023
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Preliminary data shows that 81% of governments with space programs increased spending in 2023.
NASA share of U.S. federal budget, 1959-2025
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The overall Pentagon budget proposal for 2025 is $850 billion, $8 billion more than its 2024 request.
Top 3 commercial space sectors, 2015-2022
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Commercial revenues continue to make up the majority (78%) of the global space economy. The top three commercial space sectors — ground stations, direct-to-home television, and position, navigation, and timing — totaled $373 billion in 2022.
Space spending by region, 2022
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Japanese Government Space Spending, 2013-2023
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Japan’s space spending spans seven ministries and totaled ¥612 billion (UD$4.3 billion) in 2023. This budget has grown 68% since 2020 as the nation expands its civil and military space programs. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) — which houses JAXA — typically receives the majority of space-related funding.
Planned Scottish Space Workforce, 2023-2030
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Scotland increasingly sees its future in orbit, with the Scottish Parliament planning to more than double its space workforce to 20,000 workers by 2030.
Lunar-focused Company Performance
![The two new lunar-focused companies that entered the market in the first half of 2023, Intuitive Machines and ispace, are showing a relative degree of stability in their share prices after some initial volatility in the early days. Intuitive Machines experienced a dramatic spike right around the time it completed its SPAC merger and began trading under the ticker LUNR on the Nasdaq Stock Market in late February 2023. The stock settled down within several weeks and traded around $8 from April onward, or 80% of the $10 nominal share price for the SPAC that took Intuitive Machines public.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lunar-focused-Company-Performance-150x150.png)
![The two new lunar-focused companies that entered the market in the first half of 2023, Intuitive Machines and ispace, are showing a relative degree of stability in their share prices after some initial volatility in the early days. Intuitive Machines experienced a dramatic spike right around the time it completed its SPAC merger and began trading under the ticker LUNR on the Nasdaq Stock Market in late February 2023. The stock settled down within several weeks and traded around $8 from April onward, or 80% of the $10 nominal share price for the SPAC that took Intuitive Machines public.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lunar-focused-Company-Performance.png)
The two new lunar-focused companies that entered the market in the first half of 2023, Intuitive Machines and ispace, are showing a relative degree of stability in their share prices after some initial volatility in the early days.
S-Network Space Index vs. Benchmark Indexes, H1 2023
![In the first half of 2023, the S-Network Space Index (SNET SPACE) underperformed other benchmark indexes, declining 0.6%. This compares to a 17% increase for the S-Network U.S. Equity 3000 Index (SNET 3000), which tracks the 3,000 largest (by market capitalization) U.S. stocks.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/S-Network-Space-Index-vs.-Benchmark-Indexes-H1-2023-150x150.png)
![In the first half of 2023, the S-Network Space Index (SNET SPACE) underperformed other benchmark indexes, declining 0.6%. This compares to a 17% increase for the S-Network U.S. Equity 3000 Index (SNET 3000), which tracks the 3,000 largest (by market capitalization) U.S. stocks.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/S-Network-Space-Index-vs.-Benchmark-Indexes-H1-2023.png)
In the first half of 2023, the S-Network Space Index (SNET SPACE) underperformed other benchmark indexes, declining 0.6%. This compares to a 17% increase for the S-Network U.S. Equity 3000 Index (SNET 3000), which tracks the 3,000 largest (by market capitalization) U.S. stocks.
Non-NASA U.S. Civil Space Spending by Agency, 2021-2023
![The Department of Defense’s unclassified space spending totaled $17.1 billion in 2022. Space Foundation also estimates total defense space spending, including classified and unclassified budgets for all military branches and intelligence agencies. This estimate reached $42.9 billion last year, a 21% increase year-over-year.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Non-NASA-U.S.-Civil-Space-Spending-by-Agency-2021-2023-150x150.png)
![The Department of Defense’s unclassified space spending totaled $17.1 billion in 2022. Space Foundation also estimates total defense space spending, including classified and unclassified budgets for all military branches and intelligence agencies. This estimate reached $42.9 billion last year, a 21% increase year-over-year.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Non-NASA-U.S.-Civil-Space-Spending-by-Agency-2021-2023.png)
The Department of Defense’s unclassified space spending totaled $17.1 billion in 2022. Space Foundation also estimates total defense space spending, including classified and unclassified budgets for all military branches and intelligence agencies. This estimate reached $42.9 billion last year, a 21% increase year-over-year.