South Africa's public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) was US$1.79 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,959% from US$87 million in 2014 (35.32% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.79 billion | 2024 |
| Ten years earlier | US$87 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$5.65 billion | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$3 million | 1995 |
| Average since 2015 | US$2.02 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$3 million | 1995 |
Since 1995 it is up 59,620% from US$3 million in 1995 (24.66% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 15 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 4,390.2% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 97.8% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those 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, South Africa had the 6th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | US$1.79 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$58.19 billion | 2024 |
Closest to South Africa in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
The Private Participation In Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which private parties assume operating risk. Public private partnerships in energy refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas: generation, transmission, and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, brownfield projects, and greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility). Divestitures and merchant projects are excluded. Investments are classified as one of two types: (1) Investments in physical assets: resources the project company commits to invest in expanding and modernizing facilities and (2) Payments to the government: to acquire state-owned enterprises or rights to provide services in a specific area or to use radio spectrum. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Limitations: The data on investment in infrastructure projects with private participation refer to all investment commitments (public and private) in projects in which a private company assumes operating risk during the operating period or development and operating risk during the contract period. Investment refers to commitments not disbursements. Foreign state-owned companies are considered private entities for the purposes of this measure. Movable assets and small projects are excluded.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 15 values
| Year | Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,791,590,000 |
| 2023 | 1,010,220,000 |
| 2022 | 1,513,030,000 |
| 2021 | 826,300,000 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 4,347,230,000 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 779,400,000 |
| 2015 | 3,906,440,000 |
Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) in nearby economies
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$60.68 million (2024)
- Ghana — US$1.53 billion (2019)
- Kenya — US$77 million (2024)
- Mozambique — US$720 million (2024)
- Nigeria — US$20 million (2024)
- Senegal — US$585.7 million (2024)
- Tanzania — US$15 million (2024)
- Uganda — US$95 million (2024)
More private sector & trade data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 57.23% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 5.66% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$128.08 billion (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 44.21% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$21.49 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 36.96% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 13.18% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) — 9.81% (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Africa's public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$)?
- US$1.79 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 59,620% from US$3 million in 1995 (24.66% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.65 billion in 2012 and the lowest US$3 million in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank?
- 6th 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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