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