As percent of world GDP generated by 75 countries.
** Includes Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore.
*** Includes Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Global annual spending on infrastructure as percent of GDP by region 1992-2013
This statistic displays the average annual expenditure towards economic infrastructure worldwide as a percentage of GDP for the period between 1992 and 2013, based on region. During this period, India spent an annual average of *** percent of global GDP on infrastructure. Infrastructure provides long-term productivity benefits and, with a small increase in infrastructure investment, can generate millions of additional jobs.
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