Public private partnerships investment in energy in South Africa
South Africa: Public private partnerships investment in energy was 1.79 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public private partnerships investment in energy in South Africa, 1995–2024
Source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public private partnerships investment in energy in South Africa is 1.79 billion current US$, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.3% on the previous year and up 1,959.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public private partnerships investment in energy in South Africa peaked at 5.65 billion current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places South Africa 6th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public private partnerships investment in energy in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 600.00 million current US$ | +19900.0% |
| 2005 | 7.00 million current US$ | -98.8% |
| 2006 | 9.90 million current US$ | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 6.00 million current US$ | -39.4% |
| 2012 | 5.65 billion current US$ | +94043.5% |
| 2013 | 3.94 billion current US$ | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 87.00 million current US$ | -97.8% |
| 2015 | 3.91 billion current US$ | +4390.2% |
| 2016 | 779.40 million current US$ | -80.0% |
| 2018 | 4.35 billion current US$ | +457.8% |
| 2021 | 826.30 million current US$ | -81.0% |
| 2022 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +83.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 billion current US$ | -33.2% |
| 2024 | 1.79 billion current US$ | +77.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.00 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 205.63 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 600.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.67 billion current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 5.65 billion current US$ | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.29 billion current US$ | 826.30 million current US$ | 1.79 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public private partnerships investment in energy in South Africa?
- Public private partnerships investment in energy in South Africa was 1.79 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 billion current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest public private partnerships investment in energy recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for public private partnerships investment in energy?
- South Africa ranks 6th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public private partnerships investment in energy rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,959.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.