10 Countries With The Largest Aerospace Industries In The World

1. United States

Value of Exports: $146 Billion

The US leads the list of countries with the largest aerospace industries in the world. The US aerospace industry is by far the largest in the world and it directly employs around 500,000 workers across the country and supports over 700,000 jobs in affiliated industries. The US is a leader in manufacturing large civil airplanes and one of the top suppliers of military aircraft. It is home of Boeing, one of the few major producers of airliners and one of the largest defense contractors. Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), the largest defense contractor in the world, is also based in the US.

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These are the 10 countries with the largest aerospace industries in the world. What most of these companies have in common is large amounts of capital invested in R&D and the government support for the industry, which employs thousands of people.