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
Characteristic
Highways
Mass transit and rail
Aviation
Water transportation
Water resources*
Water utilities**
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* Includes water containment systems (dams, levees, reservoirs, and watersheds) and sources of freshwater (lakes and rivers).
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US Congressional Budget Office. (October 15, 2018). Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure as a share of GDP in the United States from 1960 to 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011217/public-spending-transportation-water-infrastructures-share-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure as a share of GDP in the United States from 1960 to 2017, by type." Chart. October 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011217/public-spending-transportation-water-infrastructures-share-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2018). Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure as a share of GDP in the United States from 1960 to 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011217/public-spending-transportation-water-infrastructures-share-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure as a Share of Gdp in The United States from 1960 to 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011217/public-spending-transportation-water-infrastructures-share-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office, Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure as a share of GDP in the United States from 1960 to 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011217/public-spending-transportation-water-infrastructures-share-gdp/ (last visited September 09, 2024)
Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure as a share of GDP in the United States from 1960 to 2017, by type [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, October 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011217/public-spending-transportation-water-infrastructures-share-gdp/
