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South Asia: Private Sector Development

 Country

Private Fixed Investment

Domestic Credit to Private Sector

Proceeds from (a) Privatization

 

Investment in Infrastructure Projects With Private Participation (a)

% of Gross Domestic Fixed Investment

 

% of GDP

 

$ Millions

Telecommunications

($ Millions)

Energy

($ Millions)

Transport

($ Millions)

Water & Sanitation

($ Millions)

1990

1998

1990

1999

1990-99

1990-94

1995-99

1990-94

1995-99

1990-94

1995-99

1990-94

1995-99

Bangladesh

61.4

68.0

16.7

23.5

59.6

116.0

472.4

-

538.7

-

-

-

-

India

59.1

77.0

46.9

20.1

6134.8

1119.0

7245.5

352.5

9747.1

709.8

2223.1

3.8

872.2

Nepal

-

-

12.8

29.1

15.1

-

-

125.7

98.2

-

-

-

-

Pakistan

51.7

66.2

27.7

28.2

1992.3

581.5

107.5

1638.7

5023.8

-

418.3

-

-

Sri Lanka

-

-

19.6

24.6

804.5

43.6

905.0

-

83.7

-

240.0

-

-

Note: (a)  Data refer to total for the period shown.
 Source:
The data on private investment are from the IFC’ s trends in private investment in developing countries 2000, OECD data files (See OECD, National Accounts, 1960-97, Volumes 1 & 2), and World Bank estimates. The data on domestic credit are from the IMF’ s “International Financial Statistics”. The data on privatization proceeds are from various sources , including reports from official privatization agencies and World Bank estimates supplemented by such publications as the Financial Times, Privatization International, Institutional Investor, International Financial Review, Latin Finance, Project Finance & Middle East Economic Digest & Euro money. The data on investment in infrastructure projects with private participation are from the World Bank’s private participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Project database (www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/privatesector/PPIDBweb/info.htm). World Development Indicators: 5.1,
The World Bank, Washington 2000.

 
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