Interactive Tables and Charts
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South African Space Budget, 2011-2020
This interactive chart shows changes made in the accompanying table. Use the tools just above the table for sorting, advanced filtering, and other options, these actions will reflect on the… Brazilian Space Budget, 2008-2018
This interactive chart shows changes made in the accompanying table. Use the tools just above the table for sorting, advanced filtering, and other options, these actions will reflect on the… EUMETSAT Space Budget, 2009-2021
Civil government spending on space programs and activities in Europe comes from four sources . . .
NASA Budget, 1959-2021
NASA has passed a series of large budget increases over the past few years. However, adjusting for inflation shows that U.S. civil space spending is still below earlier peaks in program history.
Pentagon space spending has more than doubled since 2005
Space Foundation records show Pentagon space spending has more than doubled since 2005 from $19.7 billion to $41.4 billion
Military space spending at four-year intervals
Chart shows military space spending at four-year intervals during President Barack Obama’s two terms, President Donald Trump’s term, and President Joe Biden’s current term.
Civil Space Spending in Africa (USD), 2021
Although the continent’s total space spending is a small fraction of global spending, Africa is quickly becoming a space powerhouse. The African Union’s Agenda 2063 includes the Africa Outer Space Strategy as one of 15 flagship projects “to [accelerate] Africa’s economic growth and development.”
Non-NASA U.S. Civil Space Spending by Agency, 2020-2022
Civil government spending in the U.S. increased 3%. The Department of the Interior’s space budget was held flat in 2021, while the Department of Commerce and the National Science Foundation only increased spending by 1% and 0.3%, respectively. The Department of Transportation, which has the smallest share of U.S. civil space spending, had its budget slashed by 21% in 2021.
Civil Space Spending in Latin America, 2021
Space spending for the five Latin American countries included in Space Foundation analysis grew 23% to $121 million. Out of the five nations, two saw large budget increases while the other three reduced spending in their respective currencies.
Global Space Activity by Category, 2005-2021
For this year’s analysis, Space Foundation incorporated historical data and 2022 government spending to project the global space economy’s growth over the next five years. Using our methodology, we predict that the total could reach $639 billion by 2026. Our modeling takes a more conservative approach based on average growth of established sectors and does not factor in developing sectors such as lunar habitation or still exploratory concepts such as asteroid mining.