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Figure 26: Changes in the number of transport PPI projects by regions (1991-2017)
Source: Author from the World Bank PPI Database
With respect to the distribution of transport PPI projects by modes, for roads the PPI projects
outnumbered others with a share of 48.4%while seaports, railroads, and airports had the shares
of 28.9%, 13%, and 9.7%, respectively. Table 17 provides the global transport PPI project counts
and their respective shares with regard to transport modes.
Table 17: Distribution of global transport PPI projects by modes (1991-2017)
Subsector
Project
Count
% Project
Count
Total Investment
Commitments (billion $)
% Total
Investment
Airports 204 9,7% 103,81 18%
Railroads 273 13% 117,72 20,4%
Roads 1.015 48,4% 271,4 47%
Seaports 605 28,9% 84,39 14,6%
Total 2.097 100% 577,32 100%
Source: Author from the World Bank PPI Database
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Number of transport PPI projects implemented
East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa
South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa