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 $70,000 as the Galactic Mean GDP Per Capita. Any planet with Per-Capita exports below the Galactic poverty line of $25,000 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.

 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.