In 2000, China was the leading source of imports for only a few African countries: Sudan, 冈比亚, 贝宁和吉布提. 但正如这张信息图所示, 20 years later the Asian superpower is now the top supplier of goods for over 30 nations on the continent.
The China-Africa connection has been fostered intensely over the last two decades. As 报道 by Statista's research expert for Angola, Kenya and Tanzania, Julia Faria: "The value of Chinese exports to African countries 从50亿美元上升到50亿美元.S. 到1100亿美元". It's not just a one-way street, however: "非洲对华出口 also increased, though at a slower pace. In 2019, total export value to China reached nearly 80 billion U.S. 美元. 日益增长的 中国对原材料的需求 has found a strong supplier in Africa, with exports valued at around 17.50亿U.S. 美元在2019年."
Far beyond being a simple trade relationship, China has been the largest foreign investor in Africa for a number of years now. 另外, the country was the source of 25 percent of infrastructure funding in the continent in 2018 - the second highest share that year and only second to the financial commitments from national African governments.
