In a survey conducted in 2020, regarding the opinion on private sector businesses investing in infrastructure in selected countries in the Asia Pacific region, 82 percent of respondents strongly, or somewhat, agreed that it was fine for private business sectors to invest in China's infrastructure, providing China received the infrastructure it needed. Comparatively, half of respondents from South Korea agreed that private sector businesses could invest in the country's infrastructure, providing South Korea got the infrastructure in needed in 2020.
Share of people who agreed with private business investments in infrastructure in selected countries in Asia Pacific in 2020, by country
over 1,000 respondents from Australia, China, and Japan
Age group
16-64 years
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "To what extent do you agree or disagree? I'm fine with businesses in the private sector investing money in infrastructure if it means [country] gets the infrastructure it needs."
The source defines infrastructure as: "Things we rely on like road, rail and air networks, utilities such as energy and water, and broadband and other communications."
19,516 participants from 27 countries aged between 18 to 64 years old in the U.S. and Canada and 16 to 64 years old in all other countries.
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Ipsos. (October 28, 2020). Share of people who agreed with private business investments in infrastructure in selected countries in Asia Pacific in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091184/apac-opinion-on-private-business-investments-in-infrastructure-by-country/
Ipsos. "Share of people who agreed with private business investments in infrastructure in selected countries in Asia Pacific in 2020, by country." Chart. October 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091184/apac-opinion-on-private-business-investments-in-infrastructure-by-country/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of people who agreed with private business investments in infrastructure in selected countries in Asia Pacific in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091184/apac-opinion-on-private-business-investments-in-infrastructure-by-country/
Ipsos. "Share of People Who Agreed with Private Business Investments in Infrastructure in Selected Countries in Asia Pacific in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091184/apac-opinion-on-private-business-investments-in-infrastructure-by-country/
Ipsos, Share of people who agreed with private business investments in infrastructure in selected countries in Asia Pacific in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091184/apac-opinion-on-private-business-investments-in-infrastructure-by-country/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
