Chinese loans and grants committed US$ (2021)
In 2021, Argentina was the country China committed the most loans and grants to: $20 bn.
Definition. Loans and grants committed by Chinese government and state-owned lenders, in constant 2021 US dollars. How we measure
Source: AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.02021Updated 25 Oct 2026
Countries and territories with data, ranked
| 1 | Argentina | $20 bn | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pakistan | $13 bn | 2021 |
| 3 | Türkiye | $8.6 bn | 2021 |
| 4 | Russia | $7.5 bn | 2021 |
| 5 | Egypt | $3.8 bn | 2021 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | $2.5 bn | 2021 |
| 7 | Iraq | $2.4 bn | 2021 |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | $2.1 bn | 2021 |
| 9 | Brazil | $1.9 bn | 2021 |
| 10 | Mongolia | $1.9 bn | 2021 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | $1.6 bn | 2021 |
| 12 | Malaysia | $1.1 bn | 2021 |
| 13 | Cambodia | $901 m | 2021 |
| 14 | Benin | $842 m | 2021 |
| 15 | Indonesia | $763 m | 2021 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | $658 m | 2021 |
| 17 | Senegal | $643 m | 2021 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | $637 m | 2021 |
| 19 | Chile | $588 m | 2021 |
| 20 | Nigeria | $572 m | 2021 |
| 21 | Philippines | $520 m | 2021 |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $469 m | 2021 |
| 23 | Laos | $422 m | 2021 |
| 24 | Mexico | $373 m | 2021 |
| 25 | Peru | $372 m | 2021 |
| 26 | Serbia | $299 m | 2021 |
| 27 | Myanmar | $292 m | 2021 |
| 28 | Guyana | $211 m | 2021 |
| 29 | Tajikistan | $207 m | 2021 |
| 30 | Central African Republic | $203 m | 2021 |
| 31 | Vietnam | $189 m | 2021 |
| 32 | South Africa | $177 m | 2021 |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | $169 m | 2021 |
| 34 | Suriname | $157 m | 2021 |
| 35 | Tanzania | $157 m | 2021 |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | $156 m | 2021 |
| 37 | Nepal | $149 m | 2021 |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | $131 m | 2021 |
| 39 | Cameroon | $118 m | 2021 |
| 40 | Ghana | $108 m | 2021 |
| 41 | Colombia | $103 m | 2021 |
| 42 | Malawi | $97 m | 2021 |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | $87 m | 2021 |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | $86 m | 2021 |
| 45 | Angola | $83 m | 2021 |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | $82 m | 2021 |
| 47 | Bolivia | $73 m | 2021 |
| 48 | Ethiopia | $69 m | 2021 |
| 49 | Vanuatu | $68 m | 2021 |
| 50 | Belarus | $65 m | 2021 |
| 51 | Algeria | $61 m | 2021 |
| 52 | Afghanistan | $61 m | 2021 |
| 53 | El Salvador | $57 m | 2021 |
| 54 | Mauritius | $54 m | 2021 |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $53 m | 2021 |
| 56 | Thailand | $53 m | 2021 |
| 57 | Iran | $46 m | 2021 |
| 58 | Mauritania | $43 m | 2021 |
| 59 | Kiribati | $42 m | 2021 |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | $39 m | 2021 |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | $38 m | 2021 |
| 62 | Liberia | $37 m | 2021 |
| 63 | Uganda | $37 m | 2021 |
| 64 | Dominica | $33 m | 2021 |
| 65 | Togo | $32 m | 2021 |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | $30 m | 2021 |
| 67 | Mozambique | $29 m | 2021 |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | $28 m | 2021 |
| 69 | Gabon | $26 m | 2021 |
| 70 | Micronesia | $25 m | 2021 |
| 71 | Djibouti | $23 m | 2021 |
| 72 | Uruguay | $23 m | 2021 |
| 73 | Kenya | $23 m | 2021 |
| 74 | Zambia | $20 m | 2021 |
| 75 | Brunei | $19 m | 2021 |
| 76 | Nicaragua | $18 m | 2021 |
| 77 | Somalia | $17 m | 2021 |
| 78 | Syria | $17 m | 2021 |
| 79 | Venezuela | $16 m | 2021 |
| 80 | Mali | $15 m | 2021 |
| 81 | Rwanda | $15 m | 2021 |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | $15 m | 2021 |
| 83 | Niger | $14 m | 2021 |
| 84 | Ecuador | $13 m | 2021 |
| 85 | Jordan | $13 m | 2021 |
| 86 | Namibia | $10 m | 2021 |
| 87 | Gambia | $9 m | 2021 |
| 88 | Burundi | $9 m | 2021 |
| 89 | Morocco | $9 m | 2021 |
| 90 | Guinea | $9 m | 2021 |
| 91 | Lebanon | $7 m | 2021 |
| 92 | Republic of the Congo | $6 m | 2021 |
| 93 | Madagascar | $6 m | 2021 |
| 94 | North Macedonia | $5 m | 2021 |
| 95 | Comoros | $5 m | 2021 |
| 96 | Maldives | $5 m | 2021 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | $5 m | 2021 |
| 98 | Palestine | $5 m | 2021 |
| 99 | Sudan | $5 m | 2021 |
| 100 | Lesotho | $4 m | 2021 |
| 101 | Botswana | $4 m | 2021 |
| 102 | Chad | $4 m | 2021 |
| 103 | Tunisia | $4 m | 2021 |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | $3 m | 2021 |
| 105 | Cuba | $3 m | 2021 |
| 106 | Moldova | $3 m | 2021 |
| 107 | Cabo Verde | $2 m | 2021 |
| 108 | South Sudan | $2 m | 2021 |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | $2 m | 2021 |
| 110 | Jamaica | $2 m | 2021 |
| 111 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $2 m | 2021 |
| 112 | Armenia | $2 m | 2021 |
| 112 | Oman | $2 m | 2021 |
| 114 | Fiji | $2 m | 2021 |
| 115 | Grenada | $828,114 | 2021 |
| 116 | Barbados | $650,000 | 2021 |
| 117 | Seychelles | $641,918 | 2021 |
| 118 | Montenegro | $540,000 | 2021 |
| 119 | Samoa | $517,146 | 2021 |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | $360,000 | 2021 |
| 121 | Bahamas | $342,869 | 2021 |
| 122 | Cook Islands | $228,835 | 2021 |
| 1 | Argentina | $20 bn | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pakistan | $13 bn | 2021 |
| 3 | Türkiye | $8.6 bn | 2021 |
| 4 | Russia | $7.5 bn | 2021 |
| 5 | Egypt | $3.8 bn | 2021 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | $2.5 bn | 2021 |
| 7 | Iraq | $2.4 bn | 2021 |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | $2.1 bn | 2021 |
| 9 | Brazil | $1.9 bn | 2021 |
| 10 | Mongolia | $1.9 bn | 2021 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | $1.6 bn | 2021 |
| 12 | Malaysia | $1.1 bn | 2021 |
| 13 | Cambodia | $901 m | 2021 |
| 14 | Benin | $842 m | 2021 |
| 15 | Indonesia | $763 m | 2021 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | $658 m | 2021 |
| 17 | Senegal | $643 m | 2021 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | $637 m | 2021 |
| 19 | North Korea | $597 m | 2020 |
| 20 | Chile | $588 m | 2021 |
| 21 | Nigeria | $572 m | 2021 |
| 22 | Philippines | $520 m | 2021 |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $469 m | 2021 |
| 24 | Laos | $422 m | 2021 |
| 25 | Mexico | $373 m | 2021 |
| 26 | Peru | $372 m | 2021 |
| 27 | Serbia | $299 m | 2021 |
| 28 | Myanmar | $292 m | 2021 |
| 29 | Guyana | $211 m | 2021 |
| 30 | Tajikistan | $207 m | 2021 |
| 31 | Central African Republic | $203 m | 2021 |
| 32 | Vietnam | $189 m | 2021 |
| 33 | South Africa | $177 m | 2021 |
| 34 | Marshall Islands | $169 m | 2021 |
| 35 | Suriname | $157 m | 2021 |
| 36 | Tanzania | $157 m | 2021 |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | $156 m | 2021 |
| 38 | Nepal | $149 m | 2021 |
| 39 | Romania | $146 m | 2020 |
| 40 | Israel | $140 m | 2020 |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | $131 m | 2021 |
| 42 | Cameroon | $118 m | 2021 |
| 43 | Ghana | $108 m | 2021 |
| 44 | Colombia | $103 m | 2021 |
| 45 | India | $102 m | 2020 |
| 46 | Malawi | $97 m | 2021 |
| 47 | Bulgaria | $95 m | 2020 |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | $87 m | 2021 |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | $86 m | 2021 |
| 50 | Angola | $83 m | 2021 |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | $82 m | 2021 |
| 52 | Bolivia | $73 m | 2021 |
| 53 | Ethiopia | $69 m | 2021 |
| 54 | Vanuatu | $68 m | 2021 |
| 55 | Belarus | $65 m | 2021 |
| 56 | Algeria | $61 m | 2021 |
| 57 | Afghanistan | $61 m | 2021 |
| 58 | El Salvador | $57 m | 2021 |
| 59 | Mauritius | $54 m | 2021 |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $53 m | 2021 |
| 61 | Thailand | $53 m | 2021 |
| 62 | Iran | $46 m | 2021 |
| 63 | Mauritania | $43 m | 2021 |
| 64 | Kiribati | $42 m | 2021 |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | $39 m | 2021 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | $38 m | 2021 |
| 67 | Liberia | $37 m | 2021 |
| 68 | Uganda | $37 m | 2021 |
| 69 | Honduras | $36 m | 2020 |
| 70 | Dominica | $33 m | 2021 |
| 71 | Togo | $32 m | 2021 |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | $30 m | 2021 |
| 73 | Mozambique | $29 m | 2021 |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | $28 m | 2021 |
| 75 | Yemen | $27 m | 2020 |
| 76 | Gabon | $26 m | 2021 |
| 77 | Micronesia | $25 m | 2021 |
| 78 | Djibouti | $23 m | 2021 |
| 79 | Uruguay | $23 m | 2021 |
| 80 | Kenya | $23 m | 2021 |
| 81 | Zambia | $20 m | 2021 |
| 82 | Brunei | $19 m | 2021 |
| 83 | Nicaragua | $18 m | 2021 |
| 84 | Somalia | $17 m | 2021 |
| 85 | Syria | $17 m | 2021 |
| 86 | Venezuela | $16 m | 2021 |
| 87 | Mali | $15 m | 2021 |
| 88 | Rwanda | $15 m | 2021 |
| 89 | Tonga | $15 m | 2020 |
| 90 | Guinea-Bissau | $15 m | 2021 |
| 91 | Niger | $14 m | 2021 |
| 92 | Ecuador | $13 m | 2021 |
| 93 | Jordan | $13 m | 2021 |
| 94 | Namibia | $10 m | 2021 |
| 95 | Gambia | $9 m | 2021 |
| 96 | Burundi | $9 m | 2021 |
| 97 | Morocco | $9 m | 2021 |
| 98 | Guinea | $9 m | 2021 |
| 99 | Lebanon | $7 m | 2021 |
| 100 | Republic of the Congo | $6 m | 2021 |
| 101 | Madagascar | $6 m | 2021 |
| 102 | North Macedonia | $5 m | 2021 |
| 103 | Comoros | $5 m | 2021 |
| 104 | Maldives | $5 m | 2021 |
| 105 | Costa Rica | $5 m | 2021 |
| 106 | Palestine | $5 m | 2021 |
| 107 | Sudan | $5 m | 2021 |
| 108 | Libya | $4 m | 2020 |
| 109 | Lesotho | $4 m | 2021 |
| 110 | Botswana | $4 m | 2021 |
| 111 | Chad | $4 m | 2021 |
| 112 | Tunisia | $4 m | 2021 |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | $3 m | 2021 |
| 114 | Cuba | $3 m | 2021 |
| 115 | Moldova | $3 m | 2021 |
| 116 | Ukraine | $3 m | 2020 |
| 117 | Cabo Verde | $2 m | 2021 |
| 118 | South Sudan | $2 m | 2021 |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | $2 m | 2021 |
| 120 | Jamaica | $2 m | 2021 |
| 121 | Panama | $2 m | 2020 |
| 122 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $2 m | 2021 |
| 123 | Armenia | $2 m | 2021 |
| 123 | Oman | $2 m | 2021 |
| 125 | Fiji | $2 m | 2021 |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | $2 m | 2019 |
| 127 | Georgia | $1 m | 2020 |
| 128 | Grenada | $828,114 | 2021 |
| 129 | Barbados | $650,000 | 2021 |
| 130 | Seychelles | $641,918 | 2021 |
| 131 | Montenegro | $540,000 | 2021 |
| 132 | Samoa | $517,146 | 2021 |
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | $360,000 | 2021 |
| 134 | Bahamas | $342,869 | 2021 |
| 135 | Cook Islands | $228,835 | 2021 |
| 136 | Albania | $163,058 | 2020 |
| 137 | Nauru | $16,462 | 2020 |
Source: AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.02021Updated 25 Oct 2026
Chinese loans and grants, 2021
under $20 m$20 m–$370 m$370 m–$1 bn$1 bn–$5 bn$5 bn+
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122 of 143 countries and territories reported for 2021. The rest have no figure for that year yet; “Latest available” includes their most recent year, up to two years earlier.
Over time
The median country’s value ranged from $15 m to $189 m between 2007 and 2021.
The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2021. Dashed: median.
Source: AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.02007–2021Updated 25 Oct 2026