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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.

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