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Figure 26: Changes in the number of transport PPI projects by regions (1991-2016)
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 55.3%while seaports, railroads, and airports had the shares
of 26.3%, 7.7%, and 10.7%, 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 (1991-2016)
Subsector
Project
Count
% Project
Count
Total Investment
Commitments (billion $)
% Total
Investment
Airports 219 10,5% 103,66 18,7%
Railroads 273 13,1% 107,47 19,4%
Roads 1.002 48,2% 263,60 47,5%
Seaports 584 28,1% 80,41 14,5%
Total 2.078 100,0% 555,14 100,0%
Source: Author from the World Bank PPI Database
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implemented
East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa
South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa