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United Kingdom

28/10/2021 by

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United Kingdom

Country context

  • GDP per capita: 51 374 USD (2021)
  • Government debt: 143% of GDP (2021)
  • Population: 67.1 million (2020)
  • General government investment: 17.6% of GFCF (2020)
  • Subnational direct investment: 34.8% of general government
  • Infrastructure quality: 88.9/100 (2019)
  • Internet access: 97.3% of all households (2020)
  • Air and GHG emissions: 4.6t CO2 emissions/capita (2020)
  • Energy Transition Index: 72/100 (2021)

Source: OECD and World Economic Forum

United Kingdom

Long-term strategic vision for infrastructure

Fiscal sustainability, affordability, and value for money

Efficient and effective public procurement

Consistency of country performance in each pillar

Good infrastructure governance requires improvements across different dimensions. Preferably, countries should make progress in all dimensions involved in each of the pillars. Consistency is measured using the coefficient of variation; pay particular attention to pillars with low consistency as they may require more nuanced analysis.

  • Low
  • High

Case studies

  • London’s congestion charge and its low emission zones
  • Major Projects Review Group
  • Multi-criteria analysis manual
  • Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2023
  • Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
  • Committee on Standards in Public Life
  • Lewisham Grouped Schools (GIH, 2019)

Related publications

  • Budgetary Governance in Practice: United Kingdom
  • Fostering Effective Energy Transition, World Economic Forum (2021)
  • ITF Transport Outlook 2021
  • Annual Report on Major Projects 2020 to 21 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
  • Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 – GOV.UK (2021)

Links to useful data

  • 2020 OECD Governance of Infrastructure Dataset
  • 2018 OECD Governance of Capital Budgeting and Infrastructure Dataset
  • United Kingdom – Country Overview, InfraCompass, Global Infrastructure Hub
  • Country profile of United Kingdom, OECD
  • World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment, United Kingdom  

Relevant public institutions

  • HM Treasury
  • National Infrastructure Commission
  • UK Infrastructure Bank
  • Infrastructure and Projects Authority
  • Infrastructure Commission for Scotland
  • Department for Infrastructure – Northern Ireland

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