Dominican Republic: Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 471.92% from US$78 million in 2019 (41.73% a year on average, compounded). Since 1994 it is up 494.8% from US$75 million in 1994 (6.12% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 16 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,119% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 53% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$50.74 million a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Dominican Republic had the 13th highest value of the 26 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Dominican Republic in the 2024 ranking

• Mozambique — 10th of 26: US$720 million
• Senegal — 11th of 26: US$585.7 million
• Mexico — 12th of 26: US$551 million
• Malaysia — 14th of 26: US$411.32 million
• Bulgaria — 15th of 26: US$291.56 million
• Colombia — 16th of 26: US$202 million

What this measures

The Private Participation In Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which private parties assume operating risk. Public private partnerships in energy refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas: generation, transmission, and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, brownfield projects, and greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility). Divestitures and merchant projects are excluded. Investments are classified as one of two types: (1) Investments in physical assets: resources the project company commits to invest in expanding and modernizing facilities and (2) Payments to the government: to acquire state-owned enterprises or rights to provide services in a specific area or to use radio spectrum. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: The data on investment in infrastructure projects with private participation refer to all investment commitments (public and private) in projects in which a private company assumes operating risk during the operating period or development and operating risk during the contract period. Investment refers to commitments not disbursements. Foreign state-owned companies are considered private entities for the purposes of this measure. Movable assets and small projects are excluded.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 15 values

Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$33 million (2024)
• Brazil — US$5.55 billion (2024)
• Colombia — US$202 million (2024)
• Costa Rica — US$46 million (2016)
• Guatemala — US$64 million (2024)
• Honduras — US$370 million (2023)
• Mexico — US$551 million (2024)
• Peru — US$1.24 billion (2024)

More private sector & trade data for Dominican Republic

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 35.58% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$29.75 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$15.58 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) — 81.49% (2023)
• Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) — 0.11% (2023)
• Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) — US$11.89 billion (2023)
• Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) — 12.05% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominican Republic's public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$)?

US$446.1 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 494.8% from US$75 million in 1994 (6.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$858.02 million in 2023 and the lowest US$30 million in 2010.

How does Dominican Republic rank?

13th highest of 26 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IE.PPN.ENGY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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