Private investment in low- and middle-income country infrastructure is rebounding from the historic lows recorded in 2020, according to new data from the World Bank. These private investment commitments totaled $76.2 billion in 2021, representing a 49 percent increase from the year prior.
According to the report, Europe and Central Asia saw the largest increase in private investment commitments, with $15 billion of commitments in the region in 2021, a 400 percent increase from 2020. This was significantly propelled by an $8 billion airport concession in Turkey.
In addition, East Asia Pacific posted the largest total commitment of $28.1 billion, and Latin America and the Caribbean also reported a 22 percent increase in commitments for a total of $18.6 billion.
Of the infrastructure sectors, transport received $43.8 billion in investments across 82 projects, accounting for 58 percent of global private participation in infrastructure (PPI) investments. In addition,