Yearly number of objects launched into outer space by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
3,708
United States
Lowest
1
New Zealand
Median
3
Years covered
69
1957–2025
Data points
979
What the numbers show
Yearly number of objects launched into outer space is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 3,708 in United States; the lowest is 1 in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 3, and the mean is 90.16.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,708.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in United States (up 3,431.4%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 66.7%).
Yearly number of objects launched into outer space: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3,708 | 2025 | up 3,431.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 374 | 2025 | up 884.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 89 | 2025 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 30 | 2025 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 30 | 2025 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 25 | 2025 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 7 | South Korea | 22 | 2025 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 20 | 2025 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkey | 20 | 2025 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Spain | 17 | 2025 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Finland | 17 | 2025 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 14 | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 13 | 2025 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 12 | 2025 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Taiwan | 10 | 2025 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 10 | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Israel | 9 | 2025 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 8 | 2025 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 19 | India | 7 | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 6 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Greece | 5 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran | 4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Uruguay | 4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Pakistan | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Singapore | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Hungary | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Brazil | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Thailand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Indonesia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.