Politiques scientifiques, technologiques et d'innovation
The Space Economy in Figures
How Space Contributes to the Global Economy
The space economy is expanding and becoming increasingly global, driven by the development
of ever-more governmental space programmes around the world, the multiplication of
commercial actors in value chains, durable digitalisation trends, and new space systems
coming of age. This report describes these emerging trends using new and internationally
comparable data and indicators. It highlights the growing importance of space activities
for the economy, for developing country strategies (based on original official development
assistance statistics), for the pursuit of knowledge and scientific discoveries, and
for society in general. To get the most out of space investments and promote sustained
socio-economic growth, this report provides some recommendations to countries in building
up their statistical evidence on space actors and activities.