As of 2020, Chinese FDI flow to Africa amounted to 4.2 billion U.S. dollars. In the same period, Foreign Direct Investment from the United States totaled 2.1 billion U.S. dollars. This trend - higher Chinese than American FDI flows to Africa - has been observed since 2013, when China overtook the U.S. regarding investment flows to the continent.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows from China and the United States to Africa between 2003 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. (January 10, 2022). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows from China and the United States to Africa between 2003 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270433/fdi-flows-from-china-and-the-us-to-africa/
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