Figure 5.
A bar chart presents annual economic benefits generated by G P S for the private sector, measured in millions of 2017 dollars, from before 2000 through 2017. The horizontal axis lists years from pre-2000 to 2017, and the vertical axis shows values from 0 to 350000 million dollars. Benefits remain below 10000 million dollars before 2005, then increase gradually through 2010, reaching approximately 35000 million dollars by 2011. A sharp rise begins after 2012, with values of about 85000 million dollars in 2012, 120000 million dollars in 2013, 155000 million dollars in 2014, 210000 million dollars in 2015, 260000 million dollars in 2016, and 300000 million dollars in 2017. A statement above the chart notes that G P S has generated 1.4 trillion dollars in economic benefits for the private sector.Time series of GPS’s economic benefits for the private sector