The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) workforce remained constant from 2015 to 2016, shedding just ## employees. Of the ## space professionals working at JAXA in 2016, nearly...
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South Korean Government Space Budget ,
2017 ,
South Korea
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) had a 2017 budget of ## billion won (US$## million), a decrease of ##% from its 2016 budget of ## billion won (US$## million).
Russian Government Space Budget ,
2017 ,
Russia
Economic and political uncertainty in Russia affected funding levels of the Russian space program. Russia allocated ## billion rubles (US$## billion) for space activities in 2017, down ## billion rubles or ##% from ## billion rubles (US$## billion) in 2016.
Indian Government Space Budget ,
2017 ,
India
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 ##% over FY 2016-2017, from ## billion rupees (US$## billion) to ## billion rupees (US$## billion).
U.S Army Space Workforce ,
2017 ,
United States
The U.S. Army also maintains a sizeable force of soldiers and civilians with training and experience in the space domain, with ## space cadre billets in FY 2018. This was
Chinese Government Space Budget ,
2017 ,
China
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...
Canadian Government Space Budget ,
2017 ,
Canada
The Canadian government allocated the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) C$## million (US$## million) in FY 2017-18...
Brazilian Government Space Budget ,
2017 ,
Brazil
Brazil has experienced widespread economic challenges in recent years, which weakened the Brazilian Real by 5 ## to the US dollar over the past decade. The Brazilian government allocated its space agency, Agencia Espacial Brasileira (AEB), R$## million (US$## million) for 2017 and R$## million...
Annual Government Space Budgets Global Overview ,
2017 ,
Brazil, Canada, European Multinational Efforts, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
The space investments of governments continue to shift on the basis of national priorities and politics...
Annual Government Space Budgets Global Overview ,
2016 ,
Brazil, Canada, European Multinational Efforts, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Total global government space budgets in 2016 were $## billion, a ##% decrease from $## billion in 2015.
Additional Country Space Budgets ,
2017 ,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates
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Additional Country Space Budgets ,
2016 ,
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine
There are more than ## space agencies worldwide, with nations on every inhabited continent involved in space activities. The exhibit below shows the most recent available annual budget for civil space activities in a selection of these nations.
Additional Country Space Budgets ,
2015 ,
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, The Netherlands
There are more than ## space agencies worldwide, with nations on every inhabited continent involved in space activities. The exhibit below shows the most recent available annual budget for civil space activities in a selection of these nations.
Earth Observation ,
2017
The commercial remote sensing industry was estimated at $## billion in 2017, up from $## billion in 2016.
Earth Observation ,
2016
The commercial remote sensing industry was estimated at $## billion in 2016, up ##% from $## billion in 2015. Market research firm Northern Sky Research expects the sector to generate an aggregate $## billion over the decade leading up to 2025. Much of this growth...
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services ,
2017
Positioning, navigation, and timing services are provided by government-owned GNSS satellite constellations at no cost to users...
U.S. Space Industry Employment ,
2016 ,
United States
In 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, the U.S. civilian space sector included ## individuals. Employment is essentially unchanged from 2014, when ## individuals worked in this area. Longer-term trends, however, show...
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services ,
2016
The geolocation and navigation sector makes up the largest portion of commercial space products and services, with estimated 2016 revenues of €## billion (US$## billion), according the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA). As calculated in...
U.S. Space Workforce ,
2016
The U.S. space workforce includes individuals that work in the commercial, civil, and national security sectors. The U.S. space workforce has seen contraction across all of these sectors...
