Transportation and water infrastructures spending as share of U.S. GDP | Statista

This statistic displays the public spending in transportation and water infrastructure as a share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States from 1960 to 2017, broken down by type. In 1960, around 1.76 percent of the U.S. GDP was spent in highways. This figure decreased as of 2017 to some 0.92 percent.

Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure as a share of GDP in the United States from 1960 to 2017, by type

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October 2018

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United States

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1960 to 2017

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* Includes water containment systems (dams, levees, reservoirs, and watersheds) and sources of freshwater (lakes and rivers).
** Includes water supply and wastewater treatment facilities.

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