Primary

All regionsTransactions in the primary sector include those related to the extraction, refinement, and sale of primary minerals and metals, such as coal and iron ore.

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1Number of countries with privatization 99
2Total number of transactions1,638
3Total amount (US$ millions)414,620

Details

Economy (US$ millions)20002001200220032004200520062007
East Asia & Pacific..................2,6201,584
Eastern Europe & Central Asia47771544361,0184331772,345
Latin America & Caribbean384542......122......2,300
Middle East & North Africa...22...173......118...
South Asia...2277...............
Sub-Saharan Africa2436............2040
Armenia......3...132.........
Bolivia.....................2,300
Bosnia and Herzegovina.........4............
Brazil...542..................
Bulgaria......7...............
China..................2,6161,584
Colombia384.....................
Czech Republic...7......286378......
Egypt...22............7...
Ethiopia24.....................
Georgia.........7...3557...
Hungary1......2............
India......99...............
Jordan.........173......111...
Kazakhstan...63...43...18......
Kyrgyz Republic...............2......
Latvia.........8............
Macedonia, FYR...2..................
Madagascar...36..................
Nigeria..................2040
Pakistan......178...............
Peru............122.........
Poland18570...............
Romania......114............
Russian Federation21...31230.........2,300
Serbia.....................23
Sri Lanka...2..................
Turkey............156...12022
Ukraine7...32138444.........
Vietnam..................4...