According to Novaspace, a consulting company specializing in space activities, global government spending on space in 2024 reached $135 billion, which is 22.65% of the estimated global space economy.

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In five years, taxpayer funds have increased the share of defense and civilian nonprofit programs spent on space exploration and use by almost 4.5%, mainly through a sharp turn toward military and security space.

Also impressive is China's jump from $10 billion to $20 billion over the past four years.

In general, out of 90 "space" countries and international organizations, 12 out of 90 have joined the billionaires' club.

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The chart above shows 70 countries with government budgets of more than $10 million – absolutely all space programs/projects funded by governments are included in the calculation (not just those exclusively responsible for ministries of defense and space agencies).

Among the post-Soviet countries, Azerbaijan ($72 million) and Turkmenistan ($69 million) are the most impressive – in total, 7 out of 15 former parts of the USSR are represented here.

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