Issue 250

Private Infrastructure: A Review of Projects with Private Participation, 1990–2001


Author: Ada Karina Izaguirre        Date: 10/1/2002   (PDF, 200KB)
Drawing on the World Bank’s Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, this Note reviews developments in 2001 and summarizes trends in 1990–2001. Data for 2001 show that total investment in projects with private participation was US$57 billion— back to 1995 levels—and 150 projects reached financial closure.