PPIAF

Telecommunications has dominated investment in infrastructure projects with private participation since 1998. In 2006 the sector claimed 55 percent of the total investment commitments in developing countries, and the total, at $63 billion, remained near its highest level ever for the second consecutive year.

Thirty-one projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in 22 low- and middle-income countries. Of these, 21 were greenfield projects, involving $4.6 billion. The other 10 were divestitures, with investment of $7 billion. 

The top five countries by investment—India, Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Mexico—accounted for 40 percent of the total in 2006. In Central Asia and Europe six countries had eight new projects, with $18 billion in investment. Latin America saw saw investment of $14 billion. In the Middle East and North Africa there were three projects, in Egypt, Tunisia, and the Republic of Yemen. South Asia also had three new projects—two in Afghanistan, one in Bhutan.

This information is drawn from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, a joint initiative of PPIAF and the World Bank. For a full report, click here. For more about PPIAF’s activities in this area, click here.