China vs Middle income: Public private partnerships investment in transport

China
3.33 billion current US$
in 2024
Middle income
57.56 billion current US$
in 2022
China rank
4th
Middle income rank
1st

Public private partnerships investment in transport over time

  • China
  • Middle income
020.0B40.0B60.0B199020072024

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 57.56 billion current US$ against 3.33 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 54.23 billion current US$.

That makes Middle income's figure about 17.3 times China's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 1st of 35 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 1.94 billion current US$ 10.23 billion current US$ 8.29 billion current US$ Middle income
2000s 3.08 billion current US$ 20.43 billion current US$ 17.35 billion current US$ Middle income
2010s 9.66 billion current US$ 42.53 billion current US$ 32.86 billion current US$ Middle income
2020s 17.47 billion current US$ 42.68 billion current US$ 25.22 billion current US$ Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public private partnerships investment in transport, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 57.56 billion current US$ against 3.33 billion current US$ in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in public private partnerships investment in transport between China and Middle income?
54.23 billion current US$, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for public private partnerships investment in transport?
China ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 1st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), published as Public private partnerships investment in transport (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public private partnerships investment in transport (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 825 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

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 transport refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in transport [(a) airport runways and terminals, (b) railways (including fixed assets, freight, intercity passenger, and local passenger); (c) toll roads, bridges, highways, and tunnels, (d) port infrastructure, superstructures, terminals, and channels)] 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.