Niger: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022

This country profile provides a detailed overview of the scale, scope, and composition of Chinese state-directed financing in Niger from 2000 to 2022. It includes granular information on key trends in China’s loan and grant-financed commitments, its lending portfolio, ESG risks in its infrastructure projects, and contractual safeguards adoption and implementation.

From 2000 to 2022, China directed $5.3 billion in loan and grant-financed commitments for 143 projects in Niger. China’s portfolio in Niger is dominated by non-concessional loans for multiple oil megaprojects, including over $2 billion committed in 2008 and $1.8 billion in 2019—with these loans supporting the SORAZ oil refinery, the Agadem oilfield and pipeline, and the Niger-Benin pipeline.

The insights in this profile are derived from AidData’s Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0 and the sources referenced therein. Additional 2022 data collection is based on a forthcoming dataset version launching in November 2025.