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This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries by primary sector. Projects include management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures. The database contains more than 4,300 projects dating from 1984 to 2008.
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Featured Indicator,1990-2008Value
Number of countries with private participation105
Projects reaching financial closure1647
Region with largest investment shareLatin America and the Caribbean (37%)
Type of PPI with largest share in investmentGreenfield project (57%)
Type of PPI with largest share in projectsGreenfield project (63%)
Projects cancelled or under distress95 representing 8% of total investment
Energy subsector data also available: Electricity, Natural Gas

Number of projects by region and year of financial closure
Financial Closure YearEast Asia and PacificEurope and Central AsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanMiddle East and North AfricaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaTotal
19901110014
19911000113
1992602504035
1993286516233117
199433113004482
199524646020399
19964411460164121
1997551074356153
199813154939594
199919537211781
2000181037110581
200144131546789
2002531332163108
2003581220187106
200438614311476
2005421419251294
200634122352011105
20074125174197113
2008202611121786
Grand Total 57225551232179971,647

Investment in projects by region and year of investment (US$ million)
Year of InvestmentEast Asia and PacificEurope and Central AsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanMiddle East and North AfricaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaTotal Investment
199044684400040592
19913790006140992
19923,52805,14002008,688
19935,57802,8572,9271,051012,413
19946,5831,1004,07602,0757613,910
19958,3711,9056,45702,8097719,619
199610,5333,6619,53204,07942828,233
199713,2351,65422,9124,6081,45375444,617
19985,1901,04418,8161,6201,29171528,677
19995,17671110,6116752,59353720,303
20003,4764,41314,3821501,98745124,858
20014,4392,7766,2651,36785071316,410
20023,4611,4048,0223039648413,797
20039,4551,3717,1763608431,29720,502
20043,9855533,3871,2124,2355613,428
20056,4424,6994,5284001,1611,35918,588
20064,0142,1017,9812,6865,78161623,179
20076,17818,26310,6001,12911,7511,19249,113
20087,62318,5487,16810413,57052247,535
Grand Total 107,69064,270150,34917,26856,5599,315405,451

Number of projects by type of private participation
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 best reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
Financial Closure YearConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
199012104
199100213
199202213035
1993380313117
199423246282
199572269199
1996336811121
1997851931153
199834546094
199932551281
200042351381
200192059189
2002915822108
20031110778106
200491153376
2005131465294
2006715794105
2007929750113
200821965086
Grand Total 1034711,039341,647

Investment in projects by type of private participation (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 best reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
Year of InvestmentConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
199040484680592
199101298640992
199206,2102,47808,688
19932332,7059,476012,413
1994424,6059,264013,910
19954125,24513,957519,619
199622010,55317,455428,233
19975,65122,13016,836044,617
19981,40913,75513,513028,677
19996497,80511,849020,303
20007398,74415,375124,858
20011,5875,1589,665016,410
20025373,3459,915013,797
2003845,16815,251020,502
20041115,9037,20021413,428
20055375,60912,439318,588
20068216,64315,716023,179
200743725,86122,815049,113
20083120,54726,956047,535
Grand Total 13,536160,598231,090227405,451

Number of projects by region and type
RegionConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
East Asia and Pacific58824302572
Europe and Central Asia121854612255
Latin America and the Caribbean101743253512
Middle East and North Africa5324032
South Asia1191590179
Sub-Saharan Africa178551797
Grand Total 1034711,039341,647

Investment in projects by region and type (US$ million)
RegionConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
East Asia and Pacific2,51120,67384,5060107,690
Europe and Central Asia1,07844,08119,1001264,270
Latin America and the Caribbean1,42089,29559,424210150,349
Middle East and North Africa6,60722410,437017,268
South Asia225,01451,523056,559
Sub-Saharan Africa1,8991,3106,10159,315
Grand Total 13,536160,598231,090227405,451

Number of projects and investment in projects by subsector (US$ million)
SubsectorProject CountTotal Investment
Electricity1,322355,739
Natural Gas32750,878
Grand Total 1,649406,617

Canceled or under distress projects and investment by region (US$ million)
regionProject CountTotal Investment
East Asia and Pacific195,015
Europe and Central Asia121,598
Latin America and the Caribbean5020,708
South Asia32,829
Sub-Saharan Africa11829
Grand Total 9530,979

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