The total demand for infrastructure investment and maintenance from developing countries is estimated at over US$900 billion per annum. Even at the current Global Bank’s financing target of US$5 to US$7 billion per annum, plus planned future increases, direct Global Bank Group financing would remain modest relative to total needs.

The Global Bank Group estimates that by the end of the Global Bank Sustainable Infrastructure Action Plan, its direct financing support for infrastructure investments will reach US$45 billion. We also anticipate that these amounts will leverage an additional US$50 to US$75 billion in public and private financing for infrastructure.