These countries account for 40% of the global GDP. The burden of Chinese debt on 42 countries is more than 10% of their GDP. In 2017, China surpassed the World Bank and the IMF to become the world ...

The numbers behind the debt trap Between 2000 and 2021, China’s lending to the developing world surged dramatically, both in volume and in complexity. The bar graph below, sourced from AidData ...