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Has Chinese Financing in LatAm Come to an End?

By Gabriel Cohen OCT 31, 2025

2 min read

Stacked bar chart showing loans provided by China's development banks to LatAm countries, indicating a significant decline in recent years | Sources: Inter-American Dialogue, Latinometrics

This week, we’re changing things up a bit with our 1st-ever themed issue: 3 stories, all surrounding one topic. And the topic? Well, how about the world’s 2nd-largest economy?

We’ve written about China in the past, and there’s a reason: the country is hugely important for Latin America’s economic growth. This week, catch a look at some of our China-focused charts! Sorry in advance if today’s issue sounds a lot like this.

Whatever happened to Chinese financing in LatAm?

Brazil’s trading relationship with China

Treemap comparing Brazil's 2022 exports to China and the US, showing China receives significantly more raw materials and agricultural products than the US | Sources: Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, Latinometrics — Brazil's Exports to China & The US: How They Compare

Line graph comparing personal remittances received by Mexico, Rest of LatAm + Caribbean, Northern Triangle of Central America, and China, showing the Northern Triangle receives more than China | Sources: World Bank, Latinometrics — The 'Northern Triangle' Receives More Remittances than China