As of 2020, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China to the construction sector in Africa amounted to 15.2 billion U.S. dollars. It was the highest value of Chinese FDI stock in the African continent. The mining sector followed, with FDI stock totaling 8.9 billion U.S. dollars.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock from China into African countries in 2021, by sector
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. (January 10, 2023). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock from China into African countries in 2021, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222749/fdi-flow-from-china-into-africa-by-sector/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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