One Data published on 27 January 2026 an article titled "One Data and Rockefeller Foundation to Launch New Development Finance Observatory in 2026."
China went from being a net provider of finance--transferring $48 billion to low- and lower-middle-income countries (via official and private lenders) a decade ago--to a net extractor of $24 billion. Africa has experienced the most dramatic reversal in Chinese finance. It went from receiving $30 billion to paying out $22 billion, a $52 billion swing.
