The South China Morning Post published on 18 January 2020 an article titled "China's Trade with Africa Grows 2.2 Per Cent in 2019 to US$208 Billion" by Jevans Nyabiage.
Total China-Africa trade grew by 2.2 percent in 2019 to almost US$209 billion, compared with a 20 percent rise in 2018, according to official figures from China's General Administration of Customs. While the dollar value of China-Africa trade is on the rise again, it has still not returned to the high of $215 billion reached in 2014.