The world invests some $2.5 trillion a year in the transportation, power, water and telecom systems on which businesses and populations depend. Yet this amount continues to fall short of the world’s ever-expanding needs, which results in lower economic growth and deprives citizens of essential services.
Building on the report Infrastructure productivity: How to save $1 trillion a year, this report updates the previous estimates of the world’s infrastructure needs and projected investment shortfalls. It also offers refined recommendations for bridging those gaps.
