Countries in the Region Should Invest 6.2% of Annual GDP to Satisfy Infrastructure Demands
(October 13, 2014) The region’s countries should invest annually 6.2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—some $320 billion dollars—to satisfy their infrastructure demands in the period 2012-2020, according to new estimates released today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). That is the conclusion of a United Nations organization’s study, which was prepared by the Infrastructure Services Unit of ECLAC’s Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division. In the report, ECLAC unveils the Economic Infrastructure Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Databa…