Private investment in new infrastructure is at a low of $100 billion per year and has declined steadily since 2010, according to a new report of 10-year trends conducted by Global Infrastructure (GI) Hub.
“Private investment of $100 billion per year is a drop in the ocean compared to the estimated $15 trillion global infrastructure financing gap,” noted Marie Lam-Frendo, CEO of GI Hub. “Now is the time for industry to explore other options, with true partnership between the public and private sectors, to help close the infrastructure gap.”
She added, “This has become critical as governments around the world face fiscal challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The report also found that in 2019, only 25 percent of private infrastructure transactions occurred in new infrastructure investments, down from 64 percent in 2010. Private investment in social infrastructure saw the biggest decline $19 billion in 2010 to $3 billion in 2019.
