Kenya borrowed 9.2 billion U.S. dollars from China in the period between 2000 and 2019. The value refers to loan commitments signed between Chinese financiers and the Kenyan government. During this period, Chinese credit granted to Kenya peaked at 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2014. The highest loans, exceeding one billion U.S. dollars each, were designed for the transport sector.
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"Our data sources include official government documents, contractor websites, fieldwork, interviews, and media sources. [...] figures are not equivalent to African government debt, as we do not track disbursement or repayment".
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SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. (March 19, 2021). Value of Chinese loans to Kenya from 2000 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222223/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya/
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. "Value of Chinese loans to Kenya from 2000 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222223/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya/
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. (2021). Value of Chinese loans to Kenya from 2000 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222223/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya/
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. "Value of Chinese Loans to Kenya from 2000 to 2019 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222223/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya/
SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, Value of Chinese loans to Kenya from 2000 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222223/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Value of Chinese loans to Kenya from 2000 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, March 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222223/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya/