A Scenario for Infrastructure Development in Asia

Based on the prospects for economic development in Asia, the Asian Development Bank Institute (2009) estimated the demand for financing infrastructure investment during 2010–2020 in 29 Asian developing countries. If this demand is met, the aggregate infrastructure stock of these countries would increase by 93.3% in 2020 (Table 1 [ PDF 22.1KB | 1 page ]). The power sector would record the fastest growth, with an expansion of 147.6% in the value of infrastructure stock during the period. Transport and telecommunication infrastructure in developing Asia would increase more modestly, by 67.1% and 37.1%, respectively. Geographically, the growth of infrastructure stock would be rapid in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Indonesia, and in India and other south Asian countries, but relatively slow in central Asia, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Southeast Asian countries would register a relatively large expansion in transport infrastructure during 2011–2020, while south Asia would invest more in telecommunication and energy. In the PRC, power infrastructure would grow much faster than other types of infrastructure during 2011–2020.

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