Total Space Budget (2018–2026)
$4.52B
Cumulative appropriations across 19 national programmes
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African Space Budget & Investment
Comprehensive analysis of national appropriations, public space expenditure, and African Union Commission (AUC) continental funding (2018–2026).
AUC Allocation (2024–2029)
$35.45M
African Space Agency (AfSA) Core & Pan-African Space Flagship
Active Funded Agencies
18Entities
11 operational agencies, 7 national & regional institutions
2026 Fiscal Commitments
$828.37M
2026 public funding allocations across monitoring member states
Historical Space Budget Over Time (2018 – 2026)
African continental space appropriations in USD millions
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| Budget | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $342.02M |
| 2019 | $367.04M |
| 2020 | $367.03M |
| 2021 | $437.68M |
| 2022 | $443.63M |
| 2023 | $645.85M |
| 2024 | $463.54M |
| 2025 | $626.69M |
| 2026 | $828.37M |
African Countries by Space Budget (2018–2026)
Total budget funding allocated per country
South Africa$1.49B33.0%
Algeria$848.00M18.8%
Nigeria$626.59M13.9%
Morocco$418.23M9.2%
Egypt$317.03M7.0%
Ethiopia$76.68M1.7%
Angola$58.61M1.3%
Ghana$53.30M1.2%
Space Agency & Space Budget Allocation
Agency appropriations, public space expenditure, and continental allocations (2018–2026)
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| S/No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | South African National Space Agency (SANSA) | South Africa | 2026 | $311.13M | Pending |
| 02 | Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS) | Morocco | 2026 | $202.00M | Pending |
| 03 | Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) | Algeria | 2026 | $100.00M | Pending |
| 04 | National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) | Angola | 2026 | $45.23M | Pending |
| 05 | National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) | Nigeria | 2026 | $38.76M | Pending |
| 06 | Defence Space Administration (DSA) | Nigeria | 2026 | $25.75M | Pending |
| 07 | Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) | Egypt | 2026 | $23.85M | Pending |
| 08 | Other programmes (Other) | Others | 2026 | $15.49M | — |
| 09 | Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) |  Rwanda | 2026 | $14.34M | Pending |
| 10 | Ethiopian Space Technology and Geospatial Institute (ESTGI) | Ethiopia | 2026 | $13.50M | Pending |