European Cooperative Organization and Government Space Budgets
French Government Space Budget
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 . . .
2016 – French Government Space Budget
In 2016, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France’s space agency, had a budget of €2.120 billion (US$2.348 billion). This was a 5.9% increase from its . . .
2015 – French Government Space Budget – Snapshot
In 2015, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France’s space agency, had a budget of €2.126 billion (US$2.371 billion). This was a 1.3% decrease from its 2014 budget of €2.153 billion…
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2015
2014 – French Government Space Budget
France’s space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), had a 2014 budget of €## billion (US$## billion), which represented a 5% increase over its 2013 budget of €## billion (US$## billion). These funds were divided between domestic projects and contributions to ESA. The CNES budget for national programs was €## billion (US$## billion) and its budget for ESA programs was €## million (US$## billion). France incurred a debt to ESA about a decade ago and has been repaying those funds incrementally while maintaining its spending on ESA programs.
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2014
2013 – French Government Space Budget
France’s space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), operated on an authorized government budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2013, excluding contributions made to ESA and EUMETSAT. This represented a ##% decrease from the 2012 budget of €## million (US$## million). CNES budgets are divided into two financial programs. Program 191 covers dual-use civil and military space programs and is funded through the French defense ministry. Program 193 covers civil space programs, including ESA and EUMETSAT contributions, and is funded through the French research ministry.
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2013
2012 – French Government Space Budget
France’s space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), operated on a government budget of approximately €## million (US$## billion) in 2012, excluding contributions made to ESA and EUMETSAT. This represented a ##% increase from the 2011 budget of €## million (US$## billion). In 2012, France contributed €## million (US$## million) to EUMETSAT and €## million (US$## million) to ESA programs, including €## million (US$## million) in program contributions and €## million (US$## million) to pay down outstanding debt to ESA.
2011 – French Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The French space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), operated on a government budget of approximately €## million (US$## billion) in 2011, excluding contributions made to ESA and EUMETSAT. This represented a ##% increase from the 2010 budget of €## million (US$## million). Government spending was supplemented by €## million (US$## million) in revenue from activities such as launch services for ESA. In 2011, France contributed €## million (US$## billion) to ESA programs and €## million (US$## million) to EUMETSAT.