Reproducibility package for Infrastructure Foundations From Current Assets To Future Growth

Infrastructure lies at the heart of development. Reliable energy systems, efficient transportation networks, and robust digital connectivity are essential for economic growth, job creation, social inclusion, and resilience. They connect people to employment clusters and markets, enable firms to compete and innovate, and allow societies to deliver basic services—from health and education to water and sanitation—at scale. Across much of the developing world, however, large gaps in infrastructure access and quality persist, even as fiscal space remains constrained and investment needs continue to grow. This report, Infrastructure Foundations: From Current Assets to Future Growth, responds to a fundamental policy challenge: how to make better infrastructure investment decisions when resources are scarce and the stakes are high. Governments and development partners face difficult trade-offs, because large unmet needs coexist with tight financing conditions and rising costs. In this context, improving the effectiveness and prioritization of infrastructure spending is as important as mobilizing additional resources.