1. Home
  2. Benchmarking Infrastructure Development

Title: Benchmarking Infrastructure Development

Language: English

Type: Website

Nature: Benchmarking

Published: June 10, 2021

Region: Global

Country: Global-World

Topic: Tools, Financing and Risk Mitigation, Procurement

Keywords: PPP Benchmarking **

Document Link(s):

Document Summary:

PPP Procurement Benchmarking: The Full Report

The report highlights the key findings resulting from the data and is organized around the infrastructure project cycle phases for both public-private partnerships (PPPs) and traditional public investments (TPIs) assessment. 

Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2020 is designed to encourage and support governments in improving the quality of regulatory frameworks governing large infrastructure projects. It does so by measuring the adoption of internationally recognized good regulatory practices oriented towards the sound preparation, procurement and management of large infrastructure projects that are closely aligned with the core philosophy of the G20 QII. Recognizing the relevance of conventionally procured projects, Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2020 builds on the success of Procuring Infrastructure PPPs 2018 and expands its coverage to include a pilot group of 40 economies using TPI.

The World Bank Benchmarking Infrastructure Development (BID) website and COVID-19

Both the infrastructure deficit and country debt levels were already large before the pandemic; now COVID-19 is exacerbating debt crises and creating an even more challenging path to financing infrastructure services that boost people’s quality of life.1

Governments have many tools under their control to improve efficiencies in infrastructure investments. Some more cost effective than others. One tool is the creation of clear rules of the game that encourage private actors to participate in a sector that is often considered risky. Establishing these rules is invaluable to getting more resources devoted to infrastructure development. But just as important is the consistency and implementation of those rules. The latest database update of The World Bank’s Benchmarking Infrastructure Development (BID) website reveals that out of 140 economies assessed, 60 have enacted reforms between June 1, 2019, and June 1, 2022. 

Benchmarking Infrastructure Development is an initiative of the World Bank’s Infrastructure Finance, PPPs and Guarantees (IPG) Group.  See the full report here 

Document Details:

Benchmarking PPP Procurement: Countries

The Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2020 PPP survey covers 140 economies worldwide while the TPI survey covers 40 pilot economies. See details for the countries covered by the benchmarking survey here

The following countries are included:

  • Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi
  • Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo Dem. Rep., Congo Rep.,,Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire
  • Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador, Egypt Arab. Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia
  • Finland, France
  • Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea
  • Haiti, Honfuras, Hungary
  • India, Indonesia, Iran Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy
  • Jamaica, Japan, Jordan
  • Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea. Rep., Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic
  • Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania
  • Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldava, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
  • Nepal, Netherland, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macadonia
  • Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania, Rwanda
  • Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Saloman Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland
  • Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Russian Federation, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey
  • Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Zambia, Zimbabwe

Image by Pixabay

Updated:

Related Content

Additional Resources