Kenya borrowed 9.2 billion U.S. dollars from China in the period between 2000 and 2019. From this total, 6.1 billion U.S. dollars were invested in the transport sector. Among the projects in the area, the construction of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, as well as the extension to Naivasha, stood out. Built with credit obtained from the China Exim Bank, the railway is considered the most expensive infrastructure project in Kenya since independence.
Cumulative value of Chinese loans to Kenya between 2000 and 2019, by sector
(in million U.S. dollars)
The source adds the following information:
"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). Cumulative value of Chinese loans to Kenya between 2000 and 2019, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222346/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya-by-sector/
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SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. (2021). Cumulative value of Chinese loans to Kenya between 2000 and 2019, by sector (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222346/value-of-chinese-loans-to-kenya-by-sector/
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