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United States

28/10/2021 by

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United States

Country context

  • GDP per capita: 69 558 USD (2021)
  • Government debt: 150.4% of GDP (2021)
  • Population: 329.5 million (2020)
  • General government investment: 16.5% of GFCF (2020)
  • Subnational direct investment: 56.6% of general government (2019)
  • Infrastructure quality: 87.9/100 (2019)
  • Internet access: 79.9% of all households (2019)
  • Air and GHG emissions: 13t CO2 emissions/capita (2020)
  • Energy Transition Index: 67/100 (2021)

Source: OECD and World Economic Forum

United States

Long-term strategic vision for infrastructure

Note: The OECD average values do not include data for the United States as it does not have a long-term national cross-sectoral infrastructure plan.

Fiscal sustainability, affordability, and value for money

Efficient and effective public procurement

Note: The OECD average values do not include data for the United States as it does not traditionally rely on public procurement of infrastructure at the Federal level.

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

  • U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
  • Tappan Zee Bridge Project, New York State
  • Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  • New Jersey Energy Resilience Bank
  • Commercial Law Development Program
  • U.S. Bank Stadium (GIH)

Related publications

  • Fostering Effective Energy Transition, World Economic Forum (2021)
  • ITF Transport Outlook 2021
  • President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, The White House (2021)
  • Build Back Better Framework | The White House (2021)

Links to useful data

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

Relevant public institutions

  • U.S. Department of Commerce
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Office of Management and Budget
  • Department of Transportation

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