Space Budget Per Capita
How much does your country invest in space — per person?
See how much each country spends on space exploration per citizen — and compare national space budgets as a share of GDP, in total dollars, and per capita. The United States spends more on space per person than any other nation. Browse and compare national space agency budgets for 20+ countries, with per-capita breakdowns, GDP percentage, year-on-year changes, and what each country's investment funds.
💡 The US NASA budget is about $25 billion annually — roughly $75 per American per year, or about the cost of a streaming subscription.
$95.7B
Total Spending (2025)
13
Countries Tracked
$22.47
Avg Per Capita
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USA (NASA)
NASA + USSF
$54.3B
$162.09
0.08%
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UAE
MBRSC
$0.7B
$70.00
0.13%
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France
CNES
$4.4B
$64.71
0.15%
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Germany
DLR
$2.8B
$33.33
0.06%
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Italy
ASI
$1.7B
$28.81
0.08%
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Japan
JAXA
$3.4B
$27.42
0.07%
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Russia
Roscosmos
$3.2B
$22.22
0.17%
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Europe
ESA
$8.0B
$17.79
0.04%
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South Korea
KARI
$0.8B
$15.38
0.04%
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Australia
ASA
$0.3B
$12.96
0.02%
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Canada
CSA
$0.4B
$10.00
0.02%
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China
CNSA
$14.0B
$9.82
0.07%
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India
ISRO
$1.6B
$1.15
0.04%
Sources: OECD, Euroconsult, national space agencies · Population data: UN 2024 estimates
Frequently asked questions
Which country spends the most on space per person?
The United States spends about $75 per capita on civil space activities through NASA — the highest of any major economy. Russia, France and Luxembourg rank next on a per-capita basis. China spends a much smaller per-capita amount but has a far larger absolute budget than most of Europe combined.
What is NASA's annual budget?
NASA's enacted budget for fiscal year 2024 was about $24.9 billion, roughly 0.4% of total US federal spending. Adjusted for inflation, NASA's budget peaked during the Apollo programme in 1966 at around $50 billion in today's dollars — about double its current level.
How much does India's ISRO budget compare?
ISRO's annual budget is about $1.7 billion — roughly one-fifteenth of NASA's. Despite this, ISRO has flown successful missions to the Moon (Chandrayaan-3) and Mars (Mangalyaan) at a fraction of US mission costs, with a per-capita spend of just over $1.
Where does space agency budget data come from?
Figures are aggregated from each agency's published annual budget request, the OECD's space economy reports and the Space Foundation's Space Report. Per-capita figures use the latest UN World Population Prospects data, and currencies are converted using IMF year-average exchange rates.