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In 2010, trade between Africa and China was valued at US$114 billion [9] and US$166.3 billion in 2011. [67] By 2022, total trade grew to US$282 billion. [68] China has been Africa's largest trading partner since 2009 when it surpassed the United States, [69] and continues to be by far its largest trading partner as of 2022. [68]
The investment mechanism of the China-Africa Development Fund operates primarily through the following processes: adhering to the principle of marketization, the Fund independently selects investment projects based on the investment policy set by the board of directors; It autonomously decides whether to invest and determines the scale of investment in line with the relevant investment ...
China surpassed the US in 2009 to become Africa's largest trading partner. Bilateral trade agreements have been signed between China and 40 countries of the continent. In 2000, China Africa Trade amounted to $10 billion and by 2014, it had grown to $220 billion. [3] As of 2024, Africa makes up less than 5% of China's global trade. [4]
Colombo International Financial City built on land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean and funded with $1.4bn in Chinese investment is a special financial zone and another major Chinese investment in Sri Lanka. [103] In April, Sri Lanka experienced a default on its foreign debt amounting to US$50 billion, with China being one of the creditors involved.
China has become the world's second largest economy by GDP (Nominal) and largest by GDP (PPP). 'China developed a network of economic relations with both industrial economies and those constituting the semi-periphery and periphery of the world system.' [1] Due to the rapid growth of China's economy, the nation has developed many trading partners throughout the world.
The Silk Road Fund (Chinese: 丝路基金) is a China Government Guidance Fund to foster increased investment in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (formerly One Belt, One Road), an economic development initiative primarily covering Eurasia. The Chinese government pledged US$40 billion for the creation of the investment fund ...
In 2013, Africa was home to seven of the world's fastest-growing economies. [33] As of 2018, Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa by nominal GDP, followed by South Africa; in terms of PPP, Egypt is second biggest after Nigeria. [34] Equatorial Guinea has Africa's highest GDP per capita.
South Africa is one of the African countries that China most prioritizes within Chinese-African foreign relations. [2]: 109 In 2010, China was South Africa's largest trading partner. [3] Since 2007 China-South African relations have become increasingly close with increasing trade, policy and political ties.