Investment in water and sanitation with private participation (current US$) by country
The Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which private parties assume operating risk. Investment in water projects with...
What the numbers show
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation (current US$) is currently reported for 13 countries. The highest value is 2.52 billion current US$ in Malaysia; the lowest is 3.68 million current US$ in Philippines.
The median across all reporting countries is 121.40 million current US$, and the mean is 469.55 million current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 685.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 1,723.7%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 98.1%).
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 2.52 billion current US$ | 2004 | up 219.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 1.20 billion current US$ | 2015 | up 252.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 989.98 million current US$ | 2023 | up 607.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 524.58 million current US$ | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 497.34 million current US$ | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 129.00 million current US$ | 2013 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Peru | 121.40 million current US$ | 2018 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 34.65 million current US$ | 2004 | up 1,723.7% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 25.00 million current US$ | 2022 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 24.00 million current US$ | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Thailand | 18.80 million current US$ | 2006 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 14.70 million current US$ | 2020 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 3.68 million current US$ | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IBRD only 5.25 billion current US$
- Upper middle income 4.10 billion current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 1.31 billion current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 772.68 million current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 521.34 million current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 521.34 million current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 120.44 million current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 120.44 million current US$
- South Asia 25.00 million current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 25.00 million current US$
About this data
The Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which private parties assume operating risk. Investment in water projects with private participation refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in potable water (treatment and distribution, and sewerage collection and treatment that has an active government component) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, brownfield projects, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investments are classified as one of two types: (1) Investments in physical assets: resources the project company commits to invest in expanding and modernizing facilities and (2) payments to the government: to acquire state-owned enterprises or rights to provide services in a specific area or to use radio spectrum. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.