Chinese loans and grants for transport by recipient country
China committed $14 bn for transport to Iran between 2000 and 2021, 7.2% of the total; 17% was committed to the top three countries.
Source: AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.02000–2021Updated 25 Oct 2026
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Chinese loans and grants for transport, 2000–2021, US$ (2021 prices)
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Summary
China committed $199 bn for transport to the countries AidData covers between 2000 and 2021, in 2021 dollars. Iran $14 bn (7.2%), Angola $10 bn (5.1%) and Pakistan $9.7 bn (4.9%); together, 17% of the world total.
120 countries and territories have a figure for 2000–2021.
Source: AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.02000–2021Updated 25 Oct 2026
Countries and territories with data
| Iran | $14 bn | 7.2% |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | $10 bn | 5.1% |
| Pakistan | $9.7 bn | 4.9% |
| Sri Lanka | $9.6 bn | 4.8% |
| Cambodia | $7.6 bn | 3.8% |
| Indonesia | $7.5 bn | 3.8% |
| Kenya | $7.5 bn | 3.8% |
| Bangladesh | $6.3 bn | 3.2% |
| Malaysia | $6.2 bn | 3.1% |
| Ethiopia | $5.6 bn | 2.8% |
| Laos | $5.5 bn | 2.8% |
| Nigeria | $5.2 bn | 2.6% |
| Argentina | $4.8 bn | 2.4% |
| Türkiye | $4.6 bn | 2.3% |
| Marshall Islands | $4.3 bn | 2.2% |
| Zambia | $4.3 bn | 2.1% |
| Kazakhstan | $4.1 bn | 2.1% |
| Sudan | $3.6 bn | 1.8% |
| Russia | $3.5 bn | 1.7% |
| Serbia | $3.3 bn | 1.6% |
| Cameroon | $3.3 bn | 1.6% |
| Republic of the Congo | $3.2 bn | 1.6% |
| South Africa | $3.1 bn | 1.6% |
| Thailand | $3.1 bn | 1.5% |
| Vietnam | $2.9 bn | 1.5% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | $2.7 bn | 1.3% |
| Israel | $2.3 bn | 1.1% |
| Mozambique | $2.2 bn | 1.1% |
| Senegal | $2.1 bn | 1.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $2.1 bn | 1% |
| Brazil | $2.0 bn | 1% |
| Jamaica | $1.8 bn | 0.9% |
| Ghana | $1.8 bn | 0.9% |
| Kyrgyzstan | $1.6 bn | 0.8% |
| Uzbekistan | $1.6 bn | 0.8% |
| Equatorial Guinea | $1.5 bn | 0.8% |
| Tajikistan | $1.5 bn | 0.7% |
| Belarus | $1.5 bn | 0.7% |
| Egypt | $1.3 bn | 0.7% |
| Uganda | $1.3 bn | 0.7% |
| Bolivia | $1.3 bn | 0.7% |
| Djibouti | $1.2 bn | 0.6% |
| Montenegro | $1.2 bn | 0.6% |
| Myanmar | $1.1 bn | 0.6% |
| North Macedonia | $1.1 bn | 0.5% |
| Cuba | $1.1 bn | 0.5% |
| South Sudan | $1.0 bn | 0.5% |
| Suriname | $1.0 bn | 0.5% |
| Sierra Leone | $1.0 bn | 0.5% |
| Colombia | $1.0 bn | 0.5% |
| Gabon | $1.0 bn | 0.5% |
| Philippines | $827 m | 0.4% |
| Venezuela | $806 m | 0.4% |
| Mongolia | $756 m | 0.4% |
| Maldives | $747 m | 0.4% |
| Togo | $730 m | 0.4% |
| Nepal | $695 m | 0.3% |
| Guinea | $662 m | 0.3% |
| Mauritania | $635 m | 0.3% |
| North Korea | $617 m | 0.3% |
| Ecuador | $616 m | 0.3% |
| Costa Rica | $504 m | 0.3% |
| Madagascar | $485 m | 0.2% |
| India | $471 m | 0.2% |
| Zimbabwe | $430 m | 0.2% |
| Mauritius | $423 m | 0.2% |
| Niger | $409 m | 0.2% |
| Rwanda | $387 m | 0.2% |
| Namibia | $357 m | 0.2% |
| Tanzania | $345 m | 0.2% |
| Benin | $343 m | 0.2% |
| Fiji | $317 m | 0.2% |
| Vanuatu | $312 m | 0.2% |
| Iraq | $312 m | 0.2% |
| Mali | $294 m | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | $290 m | 0.1% |
| Papua New Guinea | $266 m | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $245 m | 0.1% |
| Guyana | $239 m | 0.1% |
| Morocco | $228 m | 0.1% |
| Brunei | $195 m | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | $183 m | 0.1% |
| Malawi | $154 m | 0.1% |
| Turkmenistan | $143 m | 0.1% |
| Botswana | $130 m | 0.1% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $125 m | 0.1% |
| Bahamas | $124 m | 0.1% |
| Micronesia | $121 m | 0.1% |
| Lesotho | $117 m | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | $102 m | 0.1% |
| Panama | $101 m | 0.1% |
| Grenada | $99 m | <0.1% |
| Gambia | $99 m | <0.1% |
| Eritrea | $95 m | <0.1% |
| Tonga | $90 m | <0.1% |
| Dominica | $73 m | <0.1% |
| Ukraine | $64 m | <0.1% |
| Samoa | $61 m | <0.1% |
| Paraguay | $56 m | <0.1% |
| Chad | $54 m | <0.1% |
| Liberia | $44 m | <0.1% |
| Burundi | $43 m | <0.1% |
| Comoros | $36 m | <0.1% |
| Jordan | $36 m | <0.1% |
| Mexico | $28 m | <0.1% |
| Syria | $19 m | <0.1% |
| Niue | $18 m | <0.1% |
| Guinea-Bissau | $18 m | <0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | $14 m | <0.1% |
| Seychelles | $14 m | <0.1% |
| Armenia | $13 m | <0.1% |
| Moldova | $12 m | <0.1% |
| Peru | $10 m | <0.1% |
| Central African Republic | $10 m | <0.1% |
| Palestine | $10 m | <0.1% |
| Kiribati | $7 m | <0.1% |
| Yemen | $6 m | <0.1% |
| Cook Islands | $6 m | <0.1% |
| Uruguay | $4 m | <0.1% |
| El Salvador | $730,317 | <0.1% |
| Total, reporting countries | $199 bn | 100% |
Source: AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.02000–2021Updated 25 Oct 2026
Largest commitments
| Project | Recipient | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Disbursed Portion] China Eximbank provides RM 39.1 billion preferential buyer's credit for Phase 1 of East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Construction Project (Linked to Project ID#49309 and ID#73473) | Malaysia | $5.3 bn | 2018 |
| China Eximbank provides $3.54 billion of debt financing for China-Laos Railway Project (Linked to Project ID#33726) | Laos | $4.0 bn | 2019 |
| BOC Aviation leases 8 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Thai Airways | Thailand | $3.1 bn | 2010 |
| China Eximbank provides $2.67 billion preferential buyer's credit for Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (Linked to Project ID#52765) | Bangladesh | $2.9 bn | 2018 |
| CDB provides $2.3805 billion loan tranche for the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Rail Project (Linked to Project ID#61321, #61322, and #96344) | Indonesia | $2.7 bn | 2017 |
| China Development Bank contributes $1.89 billion to $2.099 billion syndicated buyer’s credit for Belgrano Cargas Railway Line Rehabilitation Project (Linked to Project ID#69134, #59690) | Argentina | $2.2 bn | 2012 |
| China Eximbank provides RMB 13.6 billion loan — via EPCF arrangement — for 245 km Qom-Isfahan Section of the 410 km Tehran-Qom-Isfahan High-Speed Rail Project | Iran | $2.2 bn | 2019 |
| China Eximbank provides $1.79 billion preferential buyer’s credit loan for Sukkur-Multan Section of Karachi-Lahore Highway Project (Linked to Project ID#39013, #54415) | Pakistan | $2.1 bn | 2016 |
| China Eximbank provides $1.903 billion buyer’s credit loan for Phase 1 of Standard Gauge Railway Project (Linked to Project ID#31777 and #47025) | Kenya | $2.1 bn | 2014 |
| China Eximbank provides $1.098 billion buyer’s credit loan for Khartoum-Port Sudan Railway Construction Project | Sudan | $2.0 bn | 2007 |
| CDB provides RMB-denominated loan tranche for the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Rail Project (Linked to Project ID#61320, #61322, and #96344) | Indonesia | $1.8 bn | 2017 |
| China Eximbank provides $1.6 billon preferential buyer's credit for Phase 1 of the Standard Gauge Railway Project (Linked to Project ID#37103, #47025) | Kenya | $1.8 bn | 2014 |
| China Eximbank provides RMB 10.07 billion loan for Tehran-Mashhad High-Speed Electrification Upgrading Project | Iran | $1.7 bn | 2017 |
| China Eximbank and Bank of China provide $1.229 billion buyer's credit loan to Brazil's Vale for construction of 12 VLOCs | Brazil | $1.7 bn | 2010 |
| China Development Bank provides $1.5 billion buyer's credit loan for Locomotive Equipment Acquisition Project (Linked to Project ID#58603, #70774) | South Africa | $1.7 bn | 2015 |
| China Eximbank and other Chinese banks provide $1.112 billion syndicated buyer’s credit loan to National Iranian Tanker Company for purchase of 12 very large crude carriers | Iran | $1.7 bn | 2009 |
| China Eximbank provides buyer’s credit loan for Tehran Metro Line 4 Construction Project (Linked to Project ID#41122 and ID#41123) | Iran | $1.6 bn | 2004 |
| China Eximbank provides $1.39 billion buyer’s credit loan for Phase 2A of the Standard Gauge Railway Project (Linked to Project ID#37103, #31777) | Kenya | $1.6 bn | 2015 |
| China Eximbank provides $1.267 billion preferential buyer’s credit for Phase 2 (Lagos-Ibadan Section) of Nigerian Railway Modernization Project (Linked to Project ID#1844, #60767, #60850, and #195)844, #60767, #60850, and #195) | Nigeria | $1.5 bn | 2017 |
| China Eximbank provides $1.2 billion buyer’s credit loan for the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway Project (Linked to Project ID#30171, #70085, #70083, #61941, #85163) | Ethiopia | $1.5 bn | 2013 |
Source: AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.02000–2021Updated 25 Oct 2026