How common are PPPs?

Over the longer term, PPPs tend to represent less than 10 per cent of total government infrastructure procurement in Australia. The use of PPPs is greatest in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, at about 10 per cent on average. The actual percentage varies from year to year. There has been limited use of the contractual structure outside the government sector.

This small proportion is appropriate, as better value for money can be achieved by using traditional procurement models for most infrastructure projects.