Brazil vs China: Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation
Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 524.58 million current US$ against 497.34 million current US$ in China, a difference of 27.24 million current US$.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 5th of 13 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173.93 million current US$ | 155.45 million current US$ | 18.48 million current US$ | Brazil |
| 2000s | 202.39 million current US$ | 719.26 million current US$ | 516.87 million current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 1.23 billion current US$ | 934.77 million current US$ | 299.06 million current US$ | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.44 billion current US$ | 1.55 billion current US$ | 111.82 million current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 524.58 million current US$ against 497.34 million current US$ in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation between Brazil and China?
- 27.24 million current US$, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 5th of 13 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), published as Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation (current US$). 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 water 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, and greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility). It excludes divestitures and merchant projects. 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.