The countries most in debt to China, and why they're struggling to pay back their loans
Nicole Robinson
20 September 2024
China's biggest borrowers
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Belarus: $11 billion (£9bn) total debt
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Turkmenistan: $12.2 billion (£10bn) total debt
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Kenya: $12.7 billion (£10.2bn) total debt
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Democratic Republic of Congo: $13.1 billion (£10.5bn) total debt
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Zambia: $13.5 billion (£11bn) total debt
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Myanmar: $13.7 billion (£11bn) total debt
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Nigeria: $14.5 billion (£11.7bn) total debt
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Egypt: $15 billion (£12bn) total debt
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Malaysia: $15.9 billion (£12.8bn) total debt
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Cambodia: $16.3 billion (£13.1bn) total debt
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Peru: $16.9 billion (£13.6bn) total debt
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Sudan: $18 billion (£14.3bn) total debt
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Uzbekistan, $18 billion (£14.3bn) total debt
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Sri Lanka: $19.5 billion (£15.5bn) total debt
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Bangladesh: $20 billion (£16bn) total debt
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Ethiopia: $20.4 billion (£16.3bn) total debt
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Laos: $20.6 billion (£16.4bn) total debt
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South Africa: $21.3 billion (£17bn) total debt
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Ecuador: $26.3 billion (£21bn) total debt
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Iran: $28 billion (£22.3bn) total debt
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Türkiye: $28.3 billion (£22.5bn) total debt
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Vietnam: $28.8 billion (£23bn) total debt
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Argentina: $37.7 billion (£30bn) total debt
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Brazil: $54.3 billion (£43bn) total debt
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Indonesia: $55 billion (£46bn) total debt
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Kazakhstan: $64.2 billion (£51bn) total debt
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Angola: $64.8 billion (£52 billion) total debt
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Pakistan: $68.9 billion (£55bn) total debt
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Venezuela: $112.8 billion (£90bn) total debt
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Russia, $169.3 billion (£134bn) total debt
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