Angola was the main borrower from China in Africa between 2000 and 2020. Loan commitments signed between Chinese financiers and the Angolan government summed 42.6 billion U.S. dollars. In the same period, China lent around 160 billion U.S. dollars to African countries. Ethiopia and Zambia were as well on the top list of leading borrowers. The countries were granted 13.7 billion and 10.1 billion U.S. dollars, respectively.
Cumulative value of Chinese loans to Africa between 2000 and 2020, by country
(in billion 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. (November 16, 2022). Cumulative value of Chinese loans to Africa between 2000 and 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222511/leading-african-countries-with-chinese-loans/
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SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. (2022). Cumulative value of Chinese loans to Africa between 2000 and 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222511/leading-african-countries-with-chinese-loans/
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