2. Global PPP Financing or Delivery of Public-Use Infrastructure by Facility Type

The use of private financing for infrastructure projects is widespread around the world. According to the PWF database, almost 2,100 projects of all kinds have been planned and/or financed since 1985, as indicated in Exhibit 1 below. This includes $887 billion in projects planned since 1985, of which about half or $451 billion were completed by October 2004.

Exhibit 1 - Worldwide Infrastructure Projects Planned or Completed since 1985 by Project Type*

Project Type

Total Planned & Funded Since 1985

Total Funded & Completed by 10/04

% Funded & Completed by 10/04

#

%

$Billion

%

#

%

$Blllion

%

% of #

% of $

Road

656

31%

$324.7

37%

359

32%

$157.3

35%

55%

48%

Rail

247

12%

$280.6

32%

107

10%

$143.7

32%

43%

51%

Airport

182

9%

$88.0

10%

67

6%

$49.5

11%

37%

56%

Seaport

142

7%

$39.5

4%

44

4%

$10.6

2%

31%

27%

Water

616

29%

$95.4

11%

391

35%

$62.8

14%

63%

66%

Building

253

12%

$59.2

7%

153

14%

$27.0

6%

60%

46%

Total

2096

100%

$887.4

100%

1121

100%

$450.9

100%

53%

51%

* Based on total PWF database, including projects with partial information

As shown in Exhibits 2 and 3 on the next two pages, about a third of the public-use infrastructure planned since 1985 or completed by October 2004 have been for road projects, including highways, bridges, and tunnels. On a worldwide basis, road has been the largest category of infrastructure using private financing through a public-private partnership arrangement.

Exhibit 2 - Worldwide Infrastructure Projects Planned and Funded
since 1985 by Project Type

(Projects)

($ Billions)

Exhibit 3 - Worldwide Infrastructure Projects Funded & Completed
by October 2004 by Project Type

(Projects)

($ Billions)