This statistic depicts the leading space agencies worldwide in 2018, ranked by government spending. In 2018, the United States spent more on space agencies than any other country, with a total budget of 19.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading space agencies worldwide in 2018, by government space budget (in million U.S. dollars)
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Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. (February 12, 2019). Leading space agencies worldwide in 2018, by government space budget (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947300/leading-space-agencies-by-government-budget-worldwide/
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. "Leading space agencies worldwide in 2018, by government space budget (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947300/leading-space-agencies-by-government-budget-worldwide/
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. (2019). Leading space agencies worldwide in 2018, by government space budget (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947300/leading-space-agencies-by-government-budget-worldwide/
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. "Leading Space Agencies Worldwide in 2018, by Government Space Budget (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947300/leading-space-agencies-by-government-budget-worldwide/
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Leading space agencies worldwide in 2018, by government space budget (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947300/leading-space-agencies-by-government-budget-worldwide/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Leading space agencies worldwide in 2018, by government space budget (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, February 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947300/leading-space-agencies-by-government-budget-worldwide/