Public private partnerships investment in transport in China

China: Public private partnerships investment in transport was 3.33 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.33 billion current US$
Change on year
up 98.1%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
28.43 billion current US$
in 2022
All-time low
145.40 million current US$
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2024

Public private partnerships investment in transport in China, 1990–2024

010.0B20.0B30.0B1990200720241990: 173.0M current US$1991: 2.4B current US$1992: 532.6M current US$1993: 1.2B current US$1994: 2.1B current US$1995: 309.3M current US$1996: 3.8B current US$1997: 1.8B current US$1998: 1.0B current US$1999: 145.4M current US$2000: 331.2M current US$2001: 231.0M current US$2002: 1.7B current US$2003: 4.1B current US$2004: 782.6M current US$2005: 6.6B current US$2006: 3.7B current US$2007: 4.5B current US$2008: 362.9M current US$2009: 2.5B current US$2011: 1.1B current US$2012: 1.9B current US$2013: 4.4B current US$2014: 5.0B current US$2015: 2.9B current US$2016: 3.5B current US$2017: 12.6B current US$2018: 26.0B current US$2019: 19.8B current US$2020: 2.8B current US$2021: 6.5B current US$2022: 28.4B current US$2023: 1.7B current US$2024: 3.3B current US$

Source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.

Analysis

China recorded 3.33 billion current US$ for public private partnerships investment in transport in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.1% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public private partnerships investment in transport in China peaked at 28.43 billion current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 145.40 million current US$, in 1999.

China ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 transport in China, year by year

Annual values for Public private partnerships investment in transport (current US$) in China, 1990 to 2024.
Year current US$ Change
1990 173.00 million current US$
1991 2.38 billion current US$ +1275.0%
1992 532.60 million current US$ -77.6%
1993 1.17 billion current US$ +120.1%
1994 2.09 billion current US$ +78.0%
1995 309.30 million current US$ -85.2%
1996 3.75 billion current US$ +1113.1%
1997 1.76 billion current US$ -53.1%
1998 1.02 billion current US$ -42.0%
1999 145.40 million current US$ -85.7%
2000 331.20 million current US$ +127.8%
2001 231.03 million current US$ -30.2%
2002 1.69 billion current US$ +631.2%
2003 4.05 billion current US$ +140.0%
2004 782.58 million current US$ -80.7%
2005 6.63 billion current US$ +747.1%
2006 3.70 billion current US$ -44.2%
2007 4.49 billion current US$ +21.4%
2008 362.93 million current US$ -91.9%
2009 2.51 billion current US$ +592.4%
2011 1.10 billion current US$ -56.4%
2012 1.88 billion current US$ +71.6%
2013 4.37 billion current US$ +132.4%
2014 5.01 billion current US$ +14.7%
2015 2.91 billion current US$ -41.8%
2016 3.47 billion current US$ +19.1%
2017 12.59 billion current US$ +262.8%
2018 25.96 billion current US$ +106.3%
2019 19.82 billion current US$ -23.7%
2020 2.79 billion current US$ -85.9%
2021 6.50 billion current US$ +133.2%
2022 28.43 billion current US$ +337.1%
2023 1.68 billion current US$ -94.1%
2024 3.33 billion current US$ +98.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.33 billion current US$ 145.40 million current US$ 3.75 billion current US$ 10
2000s 2.48 billion current US$ 231.03 million current US$ 6.63 billion current US$ 10
2010s 8.57 billion current US$ 1.10 billion current US$ 25.96 billion current US$ 9
2020s 8.55 billion current US$ 1.68 billion current US$ 28.43 billion current US$ 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 Brazil 4.26 billion current US$ compare
  2. 2 Colombia 3.65 billion current US$ compare
  3. 3 Thailand 3.36 billion current US$ compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 1.96 billion current US$ compare
  5. 6 Cambodia 1.80 billion current US$ compare
  6. 7 Viet Nam 1.63 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public private partnerships investment in transport in China?
Public private partnerships investment in transport in China was 3.33 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 transport recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 28.43 billion current US$ in 2022.
What is the lowest public private partnerships investment in transport recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 145.40 million current US$ in 1999.
How does China rank for public private partnerships investment in transport?
China ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is public private partnerships investment in transport rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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 transport (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.