Based on a Visual Capitalist chart of World Bank International Debt Statistics, Pakistan tops the ranking with $22.38 billion owed to Chinese creditors in 2024, nearly $8 billion more than second-placed Angola at $14.4 billion. Chinese financing has funded power plants and transport in Pakistan, where CPEC projects completed by end-2024 added more than 8,900 megawatts to the grid and built nearly 900 km of highways and national roads. Kenya owes $5.37 billion, with Chinese loans covering about 90% of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, while Congo owes $2.97 billion, more than a tenth of its annual nominal economic output, and Sri Lanka owes $8.69 billion. Accusations of 'debt-trap diplomacy' remain contested, as researchers point to broader economic conditions in borrowing countries. Angola's debt fell nearly one-fifth in 2023-2024, though its ability to repay early depends closely on global oil prices.
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