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Figure 26: Changes in the number of transport PPI projects by regions (1991-2015)
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 (1991-2015)
Subsector
Project
Count
% Project
Count
Total Investment
Commitments (billion $)
% Total
Investment
Airports 177 10.7% 102.28 19.0%
Railroads 127 7.7% 94.17 17.5%
Roads 915 55.3% 261.36 48.7%
Seaports 436 26.3% 79.12 14.7%
Total 1655 100.0% 536.94 100.0%
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