Countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

In December 2023, the number of countries joining the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China is 151. However, due to uncertainties on MoU, it can be said that

146 to 151 countries including China are members of the BRI

– According to www.yidaiyilu.gov.cn, 150 countries had signed MoUs, including Palestine, which is not an independent country under the United Nations.

The countries (excluding Palestine) of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are spread across all continents:

• 44 countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa
• 34 BRI countries are in Europe & Central Asia
• 25 BRI countries are in East Asia & Pacific (including China)
• 22 BRI countries are in Latin America & Caribbean
• 19 BRI countries in the Middle East & North Africa
• 6 countries are in South East Asia

This also includes

• 17 countries of the European Union (EU), and
• 8 countries of the G20.

Table of countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

The following table provides an overview of the countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The field income group is according to the World Bank categorization. Countries without a date of MoU denotes that we could not find independent information about the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding to become an official “country of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Source: greenfdc.org