Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation in China
China: Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation was 497.34 million current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation in China, 1994–2024
Source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation in China is 497.34 million current US$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 73.9% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation in China peaked at 3.74 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.80 million current US$, in 1994.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.80 million current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 150.00 million current US$ | +387.0% |
| 1996 | 149.30 million current US$ | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 211.40 million current US$ | +41.6% |
| 1998 | 272.00 million current US$ | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 119.20 million current US$ | -56.2% |
| 2000 | 72.40 million current US$ | -39.3% |
| 2001 | 242.26 million current US$ | +234.6% |
| 2002 | 916.21 million current US$ | +278.2% |
| 2003 | 618.72 million current US$ | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 603.38 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 billion current US$ | +66.9% |
| 2006 | 604.26 million current US$ | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 1.82 billion current US$ | +201.7% |
| 2008 | 683.56 million current US$ | -62.5% |
| 2009 | 506.71 million current US$ | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 123.70 million current US$ | -75.6% |
| 2011 | 368.14 million current US$ | +197.6% |
| 2012 | 273.96 million current US$ | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 169.34 million current US$ | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 308.87 million current US$ | +82.4% |
| 2015 | 774.05 million current US$ | +150.6% |
| 2016 | 950.17 million current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 1.43 billion current US$ | +50.1% |
| 2018 | 1.63 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.33 billion current US$ | +104.4% |
| 2020 | 2.31 billion current US$ | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 3.74 billion current US$ | +61.7% |
| 2022 | 937.08 million current US$ | -74.9% |
| 2023 | 286.06 million current US$ | -69.5% |
| 2024 | 497.34 million current US$ | +73.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155.45 million current US$ | 30.80 million current US$ | 272.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 707.76 million current US$ | 72.40 million current US$ | 1.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 934.77 million current US$ | 123.70 million current US$ | 3.33 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 billion current US$ | 286.06 million current US$ | 3.74 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation in China?
- Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation in China was 497.34 million current US$ in 2024, according to Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.80 million current US$ in 1994.
- How does China rank for public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation?
- China ranks 5th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. 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 water and sanitation (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.