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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 884
Sector with largest investment share Transport
Type of PPI with largest share in investment Greenfield project
Projects cancelled or distressed
36   ( 5% of total investment)
DATA
Region:
 East Asia and Pacific
Income Category:
 Lower middle income
GNI per capita (US$):
 2010

Number of Projects by Primary Sector
Financial Closure YearEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199000101
199100202
199220406
19931007017
199411018231
1995806115
199618029451
199730133670
199880191037
199912011326
20001118626
200130141045
200249191877
200347092581
2004260102864
2005310164289
2006220184383
20073101360104
200810034659
Total3564220304884

Total Investment in Projects by Primary Sector (US$ million)
Year of InvestmentEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
1990001730173
1991002,37902,379
19921,881053302,414
19932,19701,17203,369
19941,04802,086313,165
199598703091501,447
19962,85905,0841498,093
19975,9463,9703,09321113,220
19983,02601,6712724,969
19994,3482,0006962037,247
20008475,6531,559728,131
20019973255382422,103
20021,3511,4301,7879185,486
20034,67904,0556629,396
20041,3901,1407836033,916
20051,70606,6291,0079,342
20061,19808,3511,02910,578
20072,19904,7581,9028,859
200867901,7959743,447
Total37,33914,51847,4498,427107,732

Total Projects by Primary Sector and Subsector (US$ million)
SectorSub-SectorNumber of ProjectsTotal Investment
EnergyElectricity17433,062
Natural Gas1824,277
Total Energy35637,339
TelecomTelecom414,518
Total Telecom414,518
TransportAirports172,766
Railroads86,084
Roads13325,397
Seaports6213,202
Total Transport22047,449
Water and sewerageTreatment plant2735,543
Utility312,884
Total Water and sewerage3048,427
Total884107,732

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
Energy45522590356
Telecom04004
Transport69371131220
Water and sewerage9791908304
Total2111025629884

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
Energy1,1827,06329,094037,339
Telecom014,5180014,518
Transport8,53010,52628,392147,449
Water and sewerage4,0674983,3195438,427
Total13,77932,60560,805543107,732

Comparative Infrastructure Indicators
IndicatorsChinaEast Asia and Pacific AverageLower middle income CountriesOECD Average
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)2,0102,1112,04233,470
Access to electricity (% of population)996367..
Electric power consumption (kwh per capita)9871,2309298,769
Improved water source (% of population with access77758399
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)446068..
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants572837..

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