Steve Pruitt on investing in aging US infrastructure

Global Business

For more on how to tackle infrastructure spending, CCTV America’s Asieh Namdar interviewed Steve Pruitt – senior partner at Watts Partners. He’s also the former Staff Director of the Committee on the Budget of the United States House of Representatives.

How much gets spent on infrastructure

Infrastructure spending in OECD countries plus China as a share of that country’s gross domestic product.

Infrastucture spending as a share of GDP
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Data from the most current year available by country. Figures based on total amount spent as a share of that country’s GDP and are adjusted for inflation. U.S data from the Congressional Budget Office. China data via Statista.com. All other countries via stats.oecd.org.