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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 30
Sector with largest investment share Energy
Type of PPI with largest share in investment Greenfield project
Projects cancelled or distressed
1   ( 2% of total investment)
DATA
Region:
 East Asia and Pacific
Income Category:
 Low income
GNI per capita (US$):
 690

Number of Projects by Primary Sector
Financial Closure YearEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199000000
199100000
199200000
199300000
199400101
199501001
199630104
199710102
199800011
199920002
200000000
200110012
200220002
200311002
200400000
200540004
200601102
200740105
200800202
Total1837230

Total Investment in Projects by Primary Sector (US$ million)
Year of InvestmentEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199000000
199100000
199200000
199300000
19940010010
1995025600256
19962050150220
19971100700180
19980003939
1999121000121
20000130020150
20018700154241
20021,78002001,800
200341223000642
20040700070
20058200082
200606821330815
200728764526701,199
2008003650365
Total3,0832,0138802136,189

Total Projects by Primary Sector and Subsector (US$ million)
SectorSub-SectorNumber of ProjectsTotal Investment
EnergyElectricity171,783
Natural Gas11,300
Total Energy183,083
TelecomTelecom32,013
Total Telecom32,013
TransportAirports115
Roads1133
Seaports5732
Total Transport7880
Water and sewerageTreatment plant2213
Total Water and sewerage2213
Total306,189

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
Energy1710018
Telecom10203
Transport00707
Water and sewerage00202
Total2721030

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
Energy2053402,53803,083
Telecom45601,55702,013
Transport008800880
Water and sewerage002130213
Total6613405,18806,189

Comparative Infrastructure Indicators
IndicatorsVietnamEast Asia and Pacific AverageLow income CountriesOECD Average
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)6902,11147133,470
Access to electricity (% of population)766326..
Electric power consumption (kwh per capita)3741,2306428,769
Improved water source (% of population with access85756399
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)616038..
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants30289..

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 Note for Subsector and Segment data
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