QoG Data

Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0

Data source: AidData

The dataset captures 20,985 projects across 165 low- and middle-income countries supported by loans and grants from official sector institutions in China worth $1.34 trillion. It tracks projects over 22 commitment years (2000-2021) and provides details on the timing of project implementation over a 24-year period (2000-2023).

For the inclusion of the data in the QoG datasets, the data is transformed and variables are selected.

The original dataset is at the commitment level and has more information about each commitment; this dataset is available at https://www.aiddata.org/data/aiddatas-global-chinese-development-finance-dataset-version-3-0

Dataset type

Time-Series

Dataset level

Contract

Last updated by source

2023-11-06

Citation

When using this dataset, please cite as:

@misc{gcdf1,
 author = {S. Custer and A. Dreher and T.B. Elston and B. Escobar and R. Fedorochko and A. Fuchs and S. Ghose and J. Lin and A. Malik and B.C. Parks and K. Solomon and A. Strange and M.J. Tierney and L. Vlasto and K. Walsh and F. Wang and L. Zaleski and S. Zhang},
 institution = {Williamsburg, VA. AidData at Willian \& Mary},
 last_updated = {2025-12-27},
 title = {{Tracking Chinese Development Finance: An Application of AidData’s TUFF 3.0 Methodology}},
 year = {2023}
}

@misc{gcdf2,
 author = {Dreher, A. and A. Fuchs and B.C. Parks and A. Strange and M.J. Tierney},
 last_updated = {2025-12-27},
 publisher = {Cambridge, UK. Cambridge University Press},
 title = {{Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China's Overseas Development Program}},
 year = {2022}
}

Variables in this dataset

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Completed ODA-like debt rescheduling, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

QoG code: gcdf_droda

Total adjusted commitment amount in constant 2021 USD for completed project or activity records that are Recommended For Aggregates, where the simplified flow type is Debt Rescheduling and the flow cl ...

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Completed ODA-like grants, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

QoG code: gcdf_groda

Total adjusted commitment amount in constant 2021 USD for completed project or activity records that are Recommended For Aggregates, where the simplified flow type is Grant and the flow class is ODA-l ...

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Completed OOF-like grants, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

QoG code: gcdf_groof

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Completed ODA-like loans, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

QoG code: gcdf_lnode

Total adjusted commitment amount in constant 2021 USD for completed project or activity records that are Recommended For Aggregates, where the simplified flow type is Loan and the flow class is ODA-li ...

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Completed vague flows, OOF-like, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

QoG code: gcdf_vgoof

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Completed vague flows, vague official finance, adjusted (USD 2021)

QoG code: gcdf_vgvof

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Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0

Citation

Variables in this dataset

Completed ODA-like debt rescheduling, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

Completed ODA-like grants, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

Completed OOF-like grants, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

Completed ODA-like loans, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

Completed OOF-like loans, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

Completed loans, vague official finance, adjusted (USD 2021)

Completed vague flows, ODA-like, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

Completed vague flows, OOF-like, adjusted amount (USD 2021)

Completed vague flows, vague official finance, adjusted (USD 2021)