Public private partnerships investment in energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Public private partnerships investment in energy was 8.20 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public private partnerships investment in energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1996–2024
Source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 8.20 billion current US$ for public private partnerships investment in energy in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public private partnerships investment in energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 35.23 billion current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.87 billion current US$, in 1996.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public private partnerships investment in energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.87 billion current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 16.37 billion current US$ | +776.5% |
| 1998 | 12.50 billion current US$ | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 6.39 billion current US$ | -48.9% |
| 2000 | 10.13 billion current US$ | +58.5% |
| 2002 | 7.00 billion current US$ | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 6.50 billion current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 3.02 billion current US$ | -53.5% |
| 2005 | 4.19 billion current US$ | +38.8% |
| 2006 | 7.61 billion current US$ | +81.4% |
| 2007 | 8.59 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 10.04 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 14.90 billion current US$ | +48.4% |
| 2011 | 19.84 billion current US$ | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 35.23 billion current US$ | +77.6% |
| 2013 | 16.42 billion current US$ | -53.4% |
| 2014 | 16.98 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 11.16 billion current US$ | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 19.03 billion current US$ | +70.6% |
| 2017 | 14.37 billion current US$ | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 10.35 billion current US$ | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 11.50 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 10.42 billion current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 8.70 billion current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 8.20 billion current US$ | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public private partnerships investment in energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +776.5% | 1.87 billion current US$ | 16.37 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.28 billion current US$ | 1.87 billion current US$ | 16.37 billion current US$ | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.14 billion current US$ | 3.02 billion current US$ | 10.13 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.98 billion current US$ | 10.35 billion current US$ | 35.23 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 billion current US$ | 8.20 billion current US$ | 10.42 billion current US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 8 Viet Nam 1.64 billion current US$ compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is public private partnerships investment in energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Public private partnerships investment in energy in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 8.20 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public private partnerships investment in energy recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.23 billion current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest public private partnerships investment in energy recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 billion current US$ in 1996.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for public private partnerships investment in energy?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is public private partnerships investment in energy rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.