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Infrastructure Data Insights

Discover data-driven insights on selected infrastructure themes that have been developed from multiple sources to analyse infrastructure investment flows and their performance, providing momentum to strengthen data-driven discussions and decisions.

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Are carbon emissions fairly priced at their cost to society?
carbon emissions in the 44 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Group of Twenty (G20) countries were priced at EUR 30 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2), the minimum price level to start triggering meaningful abatement efforts. An increase in effective carbon rates by EUR 10 per tonne CO2 is estimated to reduce emissions by 7.3% on average over time.
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Infrastructure consumes more than half the world’s materials - it will be key to advancing sustainable production and consumption
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How often do private investors co-invest in infrastructure alongside public institutions?
On average, around 40% of the primary infrastructure transactions that involve private sector participation also involve a public institution. However, this varies by income group.
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How has COVID-19 impacted private infrastructure investment flows globally?
Since the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns in Q2 2020, global private infrastructure investment has been trending downwards. In Q4 2020, private infrastructure investment was just 60% of the level in Q4 2019.
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What were the trends in private infrastructure investment in 2020?
The volume of global private infrastructure investment conducted in primary markets continued to decline in 2020, falling to a decade-low of USD80 billion.
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How effective is public infrastructure investment in supporting COVID-19 economic recovery efforts?
Public investment in infrastructure is more effective in increasing economic output than other types of public spending
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Can public transit infrastructure investments lead to more inclusive societies?
Investment in public transit infrastructure can contribute to creating more inclusive societies. Public transit services are more often used by lower-income households, women and ethnic minorities.
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Should there be a differentiated regulatory capital treatment for infrastructure investments?
Regulatory capital frameworks require banks and insurers to put aside more capital for infrastructure investments than is warranted by their historical credit performance
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Can a strong enabling environment encourage greater private investment in infrastructure?
New insights from the GI Hub’s Infrastructure Monitor and InfraCompass show that a strong enabling environment matters for encouraging more private infrastructure investment, regardless of income level.
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Infrastructure investment performance
Infrastructure equities risk-return over 10 years
Infrastructure equities have an attractive risk-return profile providing a competitive alternative to other investment options.
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Infrastructure investment performance
Impact of COVID-19 on unlisted infrastructure equities
Merchant infrastructure, larger investors and the transport sector have experienced larger declines in returns due to COVID-19.
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Private infrastructure investment by debt and equity
Over the past decade, about three-quarters of private infrastructure investment globally was debt financed, and about a quarter was equity financed.
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Local currency component in private infrastructure investment
Private infrastructure investment in low-income countries is almost entirely denominated in foreign currencies, implying a structural foreign exchange risk for investors.
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Private infrastructure investment, by sector and country income group
Sustainable low-carbon private investments have intensified in high-income countries. To strengthen global response to combat climate change, such investments must be accelerated in developing countries.
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Share of Foreign Equity Sponsorship in Private Infrastructure Investment
Globally, foreign equity in private infrastructure deals amounted to around 12% of total private infrastructure investment over the past decade, with Sub-Saharan Africa having a particularly high reliance on foreign equity.
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What is the total value of private Investment in PPP infrastructure deals?
The value of private investment in PPP infrastructure has gradually declined over the past decade.
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Who leads the way in private infrastructure investment transactions?
Europe has seen the largest number of infrastructure transactions with private participation over the past decade, although the average value of these transactions tends to be relatively small compared with other regions.
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Will the declining trend of private investment in social infrastructure (healthcare, social housing) reverse in a post-COVID-19 world?
Private investment in social infrastructure has seen a sharp decline over the past decade, driven by the healthcare and social housing sub-sectors. In the transport sector, around half of private investment over the past decade has been in the roads, tunnels and bridges sub-sector.
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Is private sector financing newly built infrastructure or trading existing infrastructure assets?
While total infrastructure investment with private participation has increased over the past decade, this has been driven by secondary market transactions. Primary market transactions are low and have been declining.
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