Africa: What China’s Investing In And Where

China is tapping into Africa’s vast resources and potential for infrastructural development. Since 2005, the bulk of Chinese investments on the continent has gone toward the transportation, energy, real estate and metals sectors.

Total Chinese investments and construction contracts

(2005 to mid-2018)

TRANSPORTATION

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Railway

$54.75 billion

Autos

$39.35 billion

Shipping

$17.76 billion

ENERGY

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Hydro

$39.16 billion

Oil

$24.83 billion

REAL ESTATE

METALS

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Construction

$34.29 billion

Copper

$13.24 billion

Total Chinese investments and construction contracts

(2005 to mid-2018)

TRANSPORTATION

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Railway

$54.75 billion

Autos

$39.35 billion

Shipping

$17.76 billion

ENERGY

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Oil

$24.83 billion

Hydro

$39.16 billion

REAL ESTATE

METALS

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Construction

$34.29 billion

Copper

$13.24 billion

Total Chinese investments and construction contracts

(2005 to mid-2018)

TRANSPORTATION

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Railway

$54.75 billion

Autos

$39.35 billion

Shipping

$17.76 billion

ENERGY

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Hydro

$39.16 billion

Oil

$24.83 billion

REAL ESTATE

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Construction

$34.29 billion

METALS

$1.5B

3B

4.5B

6B

Copper

$13.24 billion