Economic Classification

The Terran Federal Galactic Statistic Association maintains a database of data about all known planets in human space. These classification represent the perceived dominant economic specialization of a planet. For a planet to be classified it must be actively monitored by the GSA and possess a sufficiently organized economy to sustain a permanent population. Below is a list of economic classifications and definitions maintained by the GSA.

Note: The GSA maintains $40,000 as the Galactic Mean GDP Per Capita. Any planet with Per-Capita exports below the Galactic poverty line of $4,200 is considered an undeveloped world.

All figures are reported in Terran Dollars

## Undeveloped Economies

**Agrarian Subsistence**

At least 50% of the population are engaged in Agriculture, and Per-capita exports do not exceed $25,000

**Undeveloped Extraction**

At least a plurality exceeding 40% of the population are engaged in mineral extraction, and Per-Capita exports do not exceed $25,000

**Developing Industrial**

At least a plurality exceeding 25% of the population are engaged in Industrial labor, and Per-Capita exports do not exceed $25,000

## Advanced Economies

**Diverse**

*No economic sector exceeds 40% of GDP*

**Agrarian Export**

At least 40% of the GDP is dedicated to the export of agricultural goods

**Manufacturing**

*A plurality exceeding 40% of the GDP is dedicated to the manufacture of goods.*

**Specialized Manufacturing**

*At least 50% of the GDP is dedicated to the manufacture of one specific class of good.*

**Electronics Manufacture**

A plurality exceeding 40% of the GDP is dedicated to the export and manufacture of Electronic Goods.

**Arms Manufacture**

A plurality exceeding 40% of the GDP is dedicated to the export and manufacture of Military Arms, Ammunition, or other such vital combat supplies or hardware.

**Services**

A plurality exceeding 40% of the GDP is dedicated to the Services sector.

**Advanced Extraction**

At least a plurality exceeding 40% of the population are engaged in mineral extraction, and Per-Capita exports exceed $25,000

**Media & Entertainment**

A plurality exceeding 40% of the GDP is dedicated to Entertainment, and News Media.

**Business or Economic Management**

A plurality exceeding 40% of the GDP comes from investments, profits, dividends, stock, or other such capital gains derived from private or public corporations.

## Specialized Economies

**Military**

A discernible plurality of the population is actively engaged in Military Labor, and no other economic Sector accounts for 40% of GDP

**Tourism**

50% of GDP is earned as the result of spending from or investments centered around foreign visitors.

**Research**

No economic sector exceeds 40% of GDP, however a plurality exceeding 20% of the population are engaged in research, or work for a general research organization.

**Sensor Hub**

No economic sector exceeds 40% of GDP, and Net Per Capita exports do not exceed $25,000. A majority of GDP comes from the subsidization of Sensor arrays, Warp Detectors, and other advanced detection hardware.

**Political or Governmental**

A discernible plurality of the population is actively engaged in Political, Diplomatic, Bureaucratic, or Managerial labor, and no sector exceeds 40% of GDP.

**Salvage**

A plurality of no less than 30% of this world's GDP comes from the salvage, shipbreaking, or scavenging industries.

**Ecological Preservation**

A discernible plurality of the population are actively employed in the maintenance, expansion, study, or reconstruction of this planet's native or imported ecological life. No other industry exceeds 33% of GDP.

**Terraforming Transitional**

A plurality of the population is engaged in the active Terraformation of this world. Existing economies may exceed 25% of GDP however this class supersedes such cases.

**Penal Colony**

No economic sector exceeds 40% of GDP, and a plurality of the population are presently incarcerated, or are responsible for guarding, monitoring, or otherwise caring for the incarcerated population.