World Bank Group: Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) H1 2018

Main Findings 

The World Bank Group report on Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) investment of H1 2018 (first half of the year) shows the main trends of investments by region, country and sector.

  • Increase of investment compared to 2017 but general decrease compared to the past 10 years average
  • Highest levels of investments: China (27%), Turkey and Vietnam
  • Transport overtook energy as the most dominant sector
  • Main financing source: debt finance from commercial providers (62%)

 

PPI investments trends in general

Private Participation in Infrastructure H1 2018
  Amount (bn USD) H1 2018/H1 2017 H1 2018/Past 10 years H1 average
  43,5 7%* 13% **
Past 10 years H1 average 49,9    

* Increase due to road projects in China and Turkey as well as investment projects in Vietnam and India.

** Decrease compared to the average past 10 years

 

Share of PPI investments by region

Private Participation in Infrastructure H1 2018 by region
  Amount (bn USD) H1 2018/H1 2017 Main receiving countries
East Asia and Pacific (EAP) 17,3 27% increase China (1/4 of global investment commitments), Vietnam
Europe and Central Asia (ECA) 10,2 88% increase Turkey (4 highway megaprojects), Russia
South Asia Region (SAR) 5,4 11% decrease India
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) 2,3 52% decrease Brazil, Mexico
Sub-Sahara Africa 2,0 3% increase Not clarified
MENA 0,3 3,0 bn USD in H1 2017 Jordan, Morocco
Others 6    

 

Share of PPI investments by country

34 countries received investments.

Top 5: China (27%), Turkey, Vietnam (records in high energy investments), India and Brazil accounting for 66% of the global total.

 

Share of PPI investments by sector

Private Participation in Infrastructure H1 2018 by sector
  Amount

(bn USD)

Projects H1 2018/H1 2017 Main receiving countries
Transport 24,4 53 64% increase (road investments dominated) China, Turkey, India, Russia
Energy 15,7 88 Less than half of H1 2017 Vietnam, Mexico, South Africa, India
Water  3,1 22 three-fold increase over H1 2017 China (1/3), India, Mexico
ICT 0,1 3 91% decrease Cross border projects
Others 0,2      

 

Financing and Lenders (available information)

Main financing source was debt finance: 78%

  • 62% of the debt raised from commercial providers;
  • 15% from bilateral agencies (DFIs) including syndication support, guarantees and other risk-mitigation facilities

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