Brazil vs China: Public private partnerships investment in energy
Public private partnerships investment in energy over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 36.35 billion current US$ against 5.55 billion current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 30.80 billion current US$.
That makes China's figure about 6.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 63 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.30 million current US$ | 1.53 billion current US$ | 1.52 billion current US$ | China |
| 1990s | 4.50 billion current US$ | 2.62 billion current US$ | 1.88 billion current US$ | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.86 billion current US$ | 1.13 billion current US$ | 5.73 billion current US$ | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.28 billion current US$ | 2.14 billion current US$ | 9.14 billion current US$ | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.66 billion current US$ | 15.24 billion current US$ | 10.58 billion current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public private partnerships investment in energy, Brazil or China?
- China, at 36.35 billion current US$ against 5.55 billion current US$ in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public private partnerships investment in energy between Brazil and China?
- 30.80 billion current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for public private partnerships investment in energy?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), published as Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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. Public private partnerships in energy refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas: generation, transmission, and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, brownfield projects, and greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility). Divestitures and merchant projects are excluded. 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.