UAE Space Economy Spending Grows 27% to AED 5.52 Billion

The UAE Space Agency and the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre released the 2025 Space Economic Survey, reporting that total spending in the UAE space economy grew by 27.1% to AED 5.52 billion in 2024. Commercial investment accounted for nearly half of this expenditure, totaling AED 2.64 billion.

The sector experienced a surge in national talent, with the number of Emirati workers increasing by 27.9% to 1,495. Female employment in the sector saw a particularly sharp rise of 83.9%.

These figures align with the National Space Strategy 2031, which seeks to establish the UAE as one of the world's 10 largest space economies by doubling revenues and increasing economic value added by 60%. During a workshop in Dubai, officials launched the 2026 Space Economic Survey to track performance for the 2025 calendar year.