Table X: OLS Regression of Executive Corruption (t) on Chinese Loans (t+2) (2000–2021)

	(1)
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
Fixed (Year, Country) effects included.
Source: V-Dem Dataset and Chinese Loans to Africa Database.
Executive Corruption	3176.0129***
	(481.5748)
GDP per Capita (Log, USD 2015)	1525.8281***
	(264.4158)
Exports as % of GDP (Log)	−260.5417
	(198.2970)
Trade with China (Log, USD)	−10.5402
	(7.4084)
Num.Obs.	274
R2	0.736
R2 Adj.	0.712