The "hidden debt" (US$ 309 billion) and "underreported debt" (US$ 385 billion) problem with Chinese loans is not as serious as the numbers suggested in a recently published AidData report. The median figure for "underreported debt" is 1.8 percent of GDP, however AidData reports that the...

18 major and minor financiers have provided external loans to Zambia and its SOEs since 2000. Loan commitments by Chinese financiers between 2000 and 2020 totaled US$ 10.3 billion, with 63 percent (US$ 6.47 billion) committed just since 2015 Based on project implementation status, we estimate...