Commercial drones investments 2008-2020
In 2020, 1.1 billion U.S. dollars were invested in drone companies. By 2024, the global commercial drone market is expected be worth 43.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Global investments in drone companies from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
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DRONEII. (May 21, 2021). Global investments in drone companies from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117058/global-commercial-drone-investments/
DRONEII. "Global investments in drone companies from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117058/global-commercial-drone-investments/
DRONEII. (2021). Global investments in drone companies from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117058/global-commercial-drone-investments/
DRONEII. "Global Investments in Drone Companies from 2008 to 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117058/global-commercial-drone-investments/
DRONEII, Global investments in drone companies from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117058/global-commercial-drone-investments/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Global investments in drone companies from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], DRONEII, May 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117058/global-commercial-drone-investments/