According to estimates, the annual public spending in the water sector in developing countries worldwide is 140.7 billion U.S. dollars. The public sector in Eastern Asia and the Pacific has been the biggest annual spender in this matter with more than 90 billion U.S. dollars, representing approximately 0.6 percent of their total GDP.
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Annual public spending in the water sector in developing countries worldwide in 2017, by region
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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World Bank. (May 1, 2024). Annual public spending in the water sector in developing countries worldwide in 2017, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1563156/annual-public-spending-water-sector-developing-countries-by-region/
World Bank. "Annual public spending in the water sector in developing countries worldwide in 2017, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1563156/annual-public-spending-water-sector-developing-countries-by-region/
World Bank. (2024). Annual public spending in the water sector in developing countries worldwide in 2017, by region (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1563156/annual-public-spending-water-sector-developing-countries-by-region/
World Bank. "Annual Public Spending in The Water Sector in Developing Countries Worldwide in 2017, by Region (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1563156/annual-public-spending-water-sector-developing-countries-by-region/
World Bank, Annual public spending in the water sector in developing countries worldwide in 2017, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1563156/annual-public-spending-water-sector-developing-countries-by-region/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Annual public spending in the water sector in developing countries worldwide in 2017, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Bank, May 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1563156/annual-public-spending-water-sector-developing-countries-by-region/
