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This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries by country. Projects included are management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures.
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Highlights
Featured Indicator, 1990-2008 Value
Infrastructure Sectors Reported Energy, Telecom, Transport, Water and sewerage
Projects reaching financial closure 355
Sector with largest investment share Energy
Type of PPI with largest share in investment Divestiture
Projects cancelled or distressed
13   ( 2% of total investment)
DATA
Region:
 Latin America and the Caribbean
Income Category:
 Upper middle income
GNI per capita (US$):
 4730

Number of Projects by Primary Sector
Financial Closure YearEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199000000
199100000
199200000
199310001
1994403310
1995405413
19963214625
199720418547
199891732664
1999850619
200017010835
20011133421
20022012225
20031031216
2004901616
20051501016
2006900110
2007503311
20089010726
Total1543510363355

Total Investment in Projects by Primary Sector (US$ million)
Year of InvestmentEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199000000
199100000
199200000
199300000
199421203284544
199540209891531,544
19963,0717054,129587,963
199713,9105,6234,04347324,049
19989,90228,2807,75365046,585
19995,75810,5274751616,847
20008,58810,1071,66871121,075
20013,91613,2128991418,041
20024,0454,1171512078,520
20033,7253,158143467,072
20041,7694,6611,0092367,675
20053,4415,79835819,599
20064,4936,06224638311,183
20077,2966,9181,72032416,258
20085,4658,3868,66080023,311
Total75,993107,55432,1424,576220,265

Total Projects by Primary Sector and Subsector (US$ million)
SectorSub-SectorNumber of ProjectsTotal Investment
EnergyElectricity13969,019
Natural Gas156,974
Total Energy15475,993
TelecomTelecom35107,554
Total Telecom35107,554
TransportRailroads179,087
Roads4720,030
Seaports393,025
Total Transport10332,142
Water and sewerageTreatment plant13492
Utility504,084
Total Water and sewerage634,576
Total355220,265

Total Number of Projects by Type and Primary Sector
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of the four categories indicated in the table. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy2351170154
Telecom01520035
Transport90283103
Water and sewerage47412063
Total139561573355

Total Investment in Projects by Type and Primary Sector (US$ million)
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of these four categories. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy52650,40525,062075,993
Telecom079,50928,0460107,554
Transport30,580801,4087532,142
Water and sewerage2,5461,60742304,576
Total33,651131,60054,93975220,265

Comparative Infrastructure Indicators
IndicatorsBrazilLatin America and the Caribbean AverageUpper middle income CountriesOECD Average
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)4,7304,2916,61233,470
Access to electricity (% of population)957984..
Electric power consumption (kwh per capita)1,7761,3102,5668,769
Improved water source (% of population with access90909299
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)757984..
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants686285..

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