China’s Overseas Development Finance Database – Data Download
The China’s Overseas Development Finance (CODF) Database is the first global, harmonized, validated and geolocated record of Chinese overseas development finance. It covers the years 2008-2024 and includes loan commitments from China’s two main DFIs, the China Development Bank (CDB) and Export-Import Bank of China (CHEXIM), to governments, inter-governmental bodies, majority state-owned entities and minority state-owned entities with sovereign guarantees.
Launched in December 2020, the CODF Database is managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center, a University-wide center in partnership with the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. The GDP Center’s mission is to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability.
As of June 2025, the interactive database includes 1,304 loans, detailing each project’s lender, year, amount and sector. Of these 1,304 projects, 861 have precise geographic footprints, and are shown in the visual map. The remaining 443 projects without precise footprints are included in the full table of projects below the map.
Resources:
Suggested citation:
- Boston University Global Development Policy Center. 2025. China’s Overseas Development Finance Database. Retrieved from http://www.bu.edu/gdp/chinas-overseas-development-finance/.
Contact:
- For data inquiries, contact Diego Morro, dm3760@bu.edu.
- For media inquiries, contact Sam Igo, sigo@bu.edu.