Infrastructure development is a key driver for economic growth and wellbeing of a country. Investment in infrastructure improves national, interregional and international networks and connectivity for people, business and trade.
Design Build Network’s global infrastructure projects dashboard provides analysis and insights into the global infrastructure construction activity, the infrastructure project pipeline, and the momentum index for global infrastructure projects.
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Design Build Network provides insight on the number of infrastructure projects in the world by country and stage of development.
A total of 67 infrastructure projects were started in 2020, while 45 projects were completed.
The US was home to the highest number of infrastructure projects whose construction was commenced in 2020 with 12 projects, followed by Russia and Australia with four projects each.
Design Build Network provides analysis of the total investment value of infrastructure projects by country and stage of development, from GlobalData’s construction projects database.
Infrastructure construction projects with a combined value of $41.75bn were started in 2020, while projects worth $11.25bn combined were completed.
Kuwait started infrastructure construction projects worth $10.5bn, followed by the US with $6.09bn and Bangladesh with $6bn in 2020.
The momentum index is based on scoring the latest developments on projects from +5 to -5 based on the degree to which a development is positive, such as construction commencing or a contract awarded, or negative, such as delays or cancellations. The overall momentum score is the average score for the month, weighted by the project values.
Design Build Network’s infrastructure projects momentum index, which is based on GlobalData’s construction projects database, depicts the monthly and trend scores of projects.
Monthly score is the average event score for all projects updated in a month, while trend score is the three-month moving average of the monthly score.
Design Build Network has identified the world’s 100 biggest infrastructure projects by value as of November 2021 based on GlobalData’s construction projects database.
Moscow-Yekaterinburg High Speed Railway Line, Russia, High Speed 2 Rail Link, UK, and High-Speed 2 Rail Line, US topped the list of the world’s 100 biggest infrastructure projects by value.
The top five projects together accounted for a combined value of $508.1bn.
| Project Name | Project Value(US$ m) | Project Owner | Location | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow-Yekaterinburg High Speed Railway Line | 157,000 | High Speed Rail Lines | Russia | Planning |
| High Speed 2 Rail Link | 86,000 | High Speed Two Hs2 Ltd | United Kingdom | Execution |
| High-Speed Rail Line | 80,300 | California High-Speed Rail Authority | United States | Execution |
| Trans-Asean Railway Line | 67,300 | Thailand Ministry of Transport (MoT) | Thailand | Execution |
| Tokyo to Nagoya Maglev Line | 65,222 | Central Japan Railway Co | Japan | Execution |
| Gwadar-Kashgar Railway Line | 62,000 | China’s Ministry of Railways;Ministry of Railways, Pakistan | Pakistan | Planning |
| Northern Powerhouse Rail | 52,280 | Department for Transport (DfT), UK;High Speed Two Hs2 Ltd;Network Rail Ltd;Transport for the North | United Kingdom | Planning |
| Tel Aviv Underground Metro System | 45,527 | NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System | Israel | Planning |
| Dalian-Yantai Undersea Railway Tunnel | 42,395 | State Council Of China | China | Planning |
| CST Freight Metro Tunnel | 38,828 | Forderverein Cargo Sous Terrain | Switzerland | Planning |
| Lyon-Turin High Speed Rail | 38,080 | Lyon Turin Ferroviare (LTF) | France | Execution |
| Grand Paris Express Metro Rail | 37,415 | Societe du Grand Paris (SGP) | France | Execution |
| Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop | 36,666 | Rail Projects Victoria;Victoria Government | Australia | Study |
| King Abdulaziz International Airport Expansion | 35,000 | General Authority of Civil Aviation | Saudi Arabia | Execution |
| New Moscow Metro Line Development | 34,000 | SUE Moscow Metro | Russia | Execution |
| Delhi to Chennai High-Speed Railway Line | 32,300 | High Speed Rail Corporation of India;Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd | India | Study |
| Dzhubga to Sochi Road Development | 31,645 | Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor) | Russia | Pre-Design |
| Cross Island MRT Line | 28,978 | Land Transport Authority of Singapore | Singapore | EPC Award |
| Hamad International Airport Expansion | 28,600 | Hamad International Airport Steering Committee (HIA);New Doha International Airport | Qatar | Execution |
| Chuo Shinkansen Maglev Line Expansion: Nagoya to Osaka Section | 28,400 | Central Japan Railway Co | Japan | Planning |
| Crossrail Line I | 25,853 | Bechtel Corp;Crossrail Ltd | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Floating Underwater Tunnels | 25,000 | Norwegian Public Roads Administration | Norway | Study |
| Riyadh Metro | 24,800 | The Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Execution |
| Trans-Sumatra High-Grade Highway | 24,600 | Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia | Indonesia | Execution |
| Dubai Metro | 23,000 | Dubai Roads & Transport Authority | United Arab Emirates | Execution |
| Treno ad Alta Velocita High Speed Railway Line | 22,600 | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Spa;SNCF Reseau | Italy | Execution |
| Mumbai-Nagpur High-speed Rail Corridor | 21,322 | Ministry of Railways, India | India | Planning |
| Sydney Metro West | 19,631 | Transport for NSW | Australia | EPC Award |
| Hong Kong International Airport Three-Runway System (3RS) | 18,256 | Hong-Kong Airport Authority | Hong Kong | Execution |
| Heathrow Airport Expansion | 18,178 | Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd | United Kingdom | Planning |
| Mumbai to Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor | 17,201 | National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd | India | Execution |
| Tehran Metro Line | 17,000 | Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Company (TUSRC) | Iran | Design |
| Tallinn to Helsinki Undersea Railway Tunnel | 16,681 | Harju County Government;Helsinki City Council;Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council;Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications;Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland;Tallinn city Government | Estonia | Planning |
| Dar Es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali/Keza-Musongati Railway Line | 16,000 | Reli Assets Holding Co Ltd;Rwanda Transport Development Agency | Tanzania | Execution |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport Redevelopment | 15,500 | The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | United States | Execution |
| North-South Expressway Development | 15,000 | Ministry of Transport and Communications, Vietnam | Vietnam | Execution |
| Chennai Metro Rail | 14,887 | Chennai Metro Rail Ltd | India | Execution |
| Bulacan International Airport | 14,510 | Department of Transportation | Philippines | EPC Award |
| Tuas Mega Port Development | 14,478 | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore | Singapore | Execution |
| Tel Aviv Light Rail System | 14,000 | Israel Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructures and Road Safety;NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System | Israel | Execution |
| Yibin-Panzhihua Expressway | 13,569 | Department of Transportation Of Sichuan ProvInce | China | Execution |
| Westconnex Motorway | 13,407 | Infrastructure NSW;Roads and Maritime Services;Transport for NSW | Australia | Execution |
| Quezon-Bicol Expressway | 13,057 | Department of Public Works and Highways | Philippines | Pre-Design |
| Trans-Hudson Tunnel Development | 12,300 | Gateway Program Development Corporation;National Railroad Passenger Corp;New Jersey Transit;The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | United States | Pre-Design |
| Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway | 12,228 | Guangdong Zhujiang Investments Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Mumbai Metro Rail Development | 12,000 | Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority | India | Execution |
| East Side Access Tunnel | 12,000 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | United States | Construction Complete |
| Istanbul New Airport | 11,700 | Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communications, Turkey | Turkey | Execution |
| North East Link Road Development | 11,246 | Department of Transport | Australia | EPC Award |
| Lower Thames Crossing | 11,208 | Highways England Co Ltd | United Kingdom | Tender |
| Lagos to Calabar Railway Line | 11,117 | Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria | Nigeria | EPC Award |
| Dhaka to Chittagong High-Speed Rail Line | 11,000 | Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Design |
| Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Development | 11,000 | Sichuan ProvInce Airport Group Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link | 10,938 | Roads and Maritime Services;Transport for NSW | Australia | Design |
| Targu Mures-Iasi-Ungheni Motorway | 10,670 | Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania;Ministry of Transport and Road Industry | Romania | Planning |
| Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel | 10,556 | Melbourne Metro Rail Authority;The Department of Transport, Victoria | Australia | Execution |
| Strait of Messina Bridge | 10,411 | ANAS SpA | Italy | Planning |
| Sangley Point International Airport | 10,312 | Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippines;Government of Cavite | Philippines | Tender |
| Western Distributor | 10,000 | Transurban Group;VicRoads | Australia | Execution |
| Ganzhou-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway Development | 9,670 | China National Railway Group Co Ltd;People's Government of Guangdong ProvInce;People's Government of Jinagxi ProvInce | China | Construction Complete |
| Bogota Metro System | 9,600 | Metro De Bogota | Colombia | Execution |
| Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link | 9,503 | Femern AS | Germany | Execution |
| Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit | 9,500 | PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta | Indonesia | Execution |
| Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal | 9,400 | ABK Venture Group LLC;LIGTT Project Company LLC | United States | Planning |
| Hamad Port Development | 9,362 | New Port Project Steering Committee (NPP) | Qatar | Execution |
| U-Tapao International Airport Expansion | 9,340 | Airports of Thailand Plc | Thailand | EPC Award |
| Purple Line Extension | 9,300 | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | United States | Execution |
| Ruili-Menglian Expressway | 9,205 | Yunnan De meng Expressway Investment Development Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Abu Dhabi Airport Expansion | 9,200 | Abu Dhabi Airports Co | United Arab Emirates | Execution |
| Navi Mumbai Metro Rail | 9,098 | City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd | India | Execution |
| Pan Borneo Highway Upgrade | 9,000 | Ministry of Works Malaysia | Malaysia | Execution |
| Beijing Metro Line 22 (Pinggu Line) | 8,866 | Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co Ltd;Beijing MTR Construction Administration Corporation | China | Execution |
| Moscow-Kazan Toll Road | 8,864 | AVTODOR | Russia | Execution |
| O'Hare International Airport Expansion II | 8,500 | Chicago Midway International Airport | United States | Execution |
| Henoko Runway Development | 8,500 | U.S. Department of Defense | Japan | Execution |
| Kuwait International Airport Expansion | 8,500 | Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Kuwait | Kuwait | Execution |
| Eglinton to Scarborough Crosstown LRT | 8,400 | Metrolinx | Canada | Execution |
| Second Gyeongbu Expressway | 8,273 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | South Korea | Execution |
| Delhi-Mumbai Expressway | 8,236 | National Highways Authority of India | India | Execution |
| Montreal Metropolitan Light Rail Line Extension | 8,209 | City of Montreal;Government of Quebec;Ministry of Transport Quebec | Canada | Planning |
| Ganga Expressway | 8,100 | Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority | India | Tender |
| LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment | 8,000 | The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | United States | Execution |
| Basra Grand Faw Port | 8,000 | Iraq Ministry of Transport | Iraq | Execution |
| I-35 Highway Expansion | 8,000 | Texas Department of Transportation | United States | Study |
| Autopista De La Prosperidad Development | 8,000 | Invias | Colombia | Execution |
| Bangkok Metro Orange Line | 7,860 | Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand | Thailand | Execution |
| M6 Motorway Expansion | 7,850 | Roads and Maritime Services | Australia | Execution |
| Macau International Airport Expansion | 7,355 | Macau International Airport Co Ltd | Macao | Execution |
| Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Phase III Expansion | 7,000 | China West Airport Group | China | Execution |
| Belgrade to Bar Motorway | 7,000 | Geodata Engineering S.p.A;Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of Republic of Serbia;Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Telecommunications, Montenegro | Serbia | Execution |
| Mumbai to Nagpur Expressway | 6,991 | Maharashtra State Road Development Corp Ltd | India | Execution |
| King Salman International Maritime Complex | 6,800 | Bahri;Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co Ltd;Lamprell Plc;Saudi Arabian Oil Co | Saudi Arabia | Execution |
| Jiuzhaigou-Mianyang Highway | 6,755 | Sichuan Expressway Construction Development Corporation;Sichuan Mianjiu Highway Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport | 6,400 | Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Study |
| Makassar New Port Development | 6,300 | PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV | Indonesia | Execution |
| Hangzhou-Taizhou Expressway | 6,300 | Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China | China | Execution |
| Changsha Huanghua Airport East Expansion Phase II: Terminal 3 | 6,129 | Hunan Airport Co Ltd Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch | China | Execution |
| Urumqi International Airport North District Expansion | 6,047 | CAAC Xinjiang Regional Administration;China National Aviation Fuel Group Co Ltd;Urumqi Linkong Development and Construction Investment Group Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Expansion | 6,000 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | United States | Execution |
| Cherchell El Hamdania Port Development | 6,000 | Ministry of Transport, Algeria | Algeria | Execution |
| Bahrain International Airport Expansion | 6,000 | Bahrain Airport Company | Bahrain | Execution |
| Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Phase I Expansion | 5,924 | Shenzhen Airport (Group) Co Ltd | China | Execution |
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