Egypt and Kenya occupy the sixth and seventh spots, with Egypt owing $5.91 billion and Kenya standing at $5.37 billion.

Pakistan leads the global tally of nations with the highest financial obligations to China, holding a staggering debt of $22.38 billion in 2024.

Data compiled from Visual Capitalist highlights the distribution of international borrowing, with Angola following closely behind in second place with a debt of $14.40 billion.

Sri Lanka secures the third position with $8.69 billion, followed by Ethiopia at $7.44 billion and Bangladesh at $6.63 billion.

Kenya's borrowing from China was channelled toward the construction of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. Rounding out the top ten are Zambia with $5.33 billion, Nigeria with $5.32 billion, and Laos with $5.31 billion.

The second tier of the rankings features Argentina at $5.24 billion and Côte d'Ivoire at $4.11 billion.

Further down the list, Cambodia owes $4.07 billion, Uzbekistan stands at $3.92 billion, and the Democratic Republic of Congo records $3.52 billion.

South Africa accounts for $3.33 billion, closely trailed by Cameroon at $3.31 billion and Serbia at $3.21 billion. The Republic of the Congo and Belarus close out the top twenty with figures of $2.97 billion and $2.76 billion, respectively.