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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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2016
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