Stephane Straub

This report introduces the first global, geolocated database of physical infrastructure assets and a framework to guide investment priorities. Comparing social returns with borrowing costs reveals widespread underinvestment across energy, transport, and digital sectors, with especially high returns to transport in developing countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean does not have the infrastructure it needs, or deserves, given its income. Many argue that the solution is to spend more; by contrast, this report has one main message: Latin America can dramatically narrow its infrastructure service gap by spending efficiently on the right things.