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Projected direct economic impact: U.S. UAV industry 2025

Projected direct economic impact from the UAV industry in the United States from 2015 to 2025 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

This graph displays the projected direct economic impact from the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry in the U.S. between 2015 and 2025. In 2020, the U.S. UAV industry is predicted to generate some 4 billion USD.

2015 1.2
2016 2.3
2017 3.5
2018 3.6
2019 3.8
2020 4
2021 4.2
2022 4.4
2023 4.6
2024 4.9
2025 5.1