2020s in economic history
This is an economic history of the 2020s. Economic history refers to the study of economies or economic events of the past, including financial and business history.
See also: 2020s in political historyHistory by region[edit]
Africa[edit]
In April 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa appeared poised to enter its first recession in 25 years, but this time for a longer duration.[63] The World Bank predicted that overall sub-Saharan Africa's economy would shrink by 2.1%–5.1% during 2020.[64] African countries cumulatively owe $152 billion to China from loans taken 2000–2018; as of May 2020, China was considering granting deadline extensions for repayment, and in June 2020, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that some interest-free loans to certain countries would be forgiven.[65][66]