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Question
Study the following information and compare the Economies of India and Singapore on the grounds of ‘Investment in infrastructure as a percentage of GDP’
| Some Infrastructure in India and other Countries, 2018 | |||||
| Country | Investment* in Infrastructure as a % GDP | Percentage of people using safely managed | Mobile Subscribers/100 People | Consumption of energy (mL tonnes of oil equivalent) | |
| Drinking Water Sources | Sanitation Services | ||||
| China | 44 | 96 | 72 | 115 | 3274 |
| Hong Kong | 22 | 100 | 92 | 259 | 31 |
| India | 30 | 94 | 40 | 87 | 809 |
| South Korea | 31 | 98 | 100 | 130 | 301 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 35 | 64 | 73 | 85 |
| Singapore | 28 | 100 | 100 | 146 | 88 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 87 | 61 | 120 | 186 |
Sources: World Development Indicators 2019, World Bank website: www.worldbank.org.; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2019. 69th Edition.
Note: (*) refers to Gross Capital Formation.
Solution
‘Investment in infrastructure as a percentage of GDP’ is that proportion of Gross Domestic Product which is invested for the development of infrastructural facilities in a country.
According to the given data, it is evident that India is contributing 30% of its total GDP on infrastructural progress, which is just a notch above the corresponding figure of 28% for Singapore.
Considering the vast geography of India this is a relatively lower proportion in this direction. If India wants to grow at a faster rate, it must concentrate on higher judicious investment in the development of infrastructure.
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