This statistic shows the cash flow of Chinese foreign direct investments (FDI) to Africa from 2012 to 2022. In 2022, approximately 1.8 billion U.S. dollars were directed from China to African countries, an decrease from around five billion U.S. dollars in the previous year.
Annual flow of foreign direct investments from China to Africa from 2012 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (September 28, 2023). Annual flow of foreign direct investments from China to Africa from 2012 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277985/cash-flow-of-chinese-direct-investments-in-africa/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Annual flow of foreign direct investments from China to Africa from 2012 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277985/cash-flow-of-chinese-direct-investments-in-africa/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2023). Annual flow of foreign direct investments from China to Africa from 2012 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277985/cash-flow-of-chinese-direct-investments-in-africa/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Annual Flow of Foreign Direct Investments from China to Africa from 2012 to 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277985/cash-flow-of-chinese-direct-investments-in-africa/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Annual flow of foreign direct investments from China to Africa from 2012 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277985/cash-flow-of-chinese-direct-investments-in-africa/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Annual flow of foreign direct investments from China to Africa from 2012 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/277985/cash-flow-of-chinese-direct-investments-in-africa/