The given chart illustrates the rate of expenditure on roads and transportation in Italy, Portugal, UK and USA over a period of 15 years, starting from 1990.
Overall, there was a downward trend in the share of money spent by the government on roads and transport in all four given countries. What also stands out from the chart is that spending by Portugal recorded the fastest decreasing and always ranked first for the entire period surveyed.
Looking at the chart, the amount of money consumed by the Portuguese government for transport infrastructure was 20% in the first year, after that this figure dropped significantly to about 16% in the next 15 years. Likewise, in the year 1990, the government in the UK paid about 12% for roads and transport, followed by an insignificant increase to reach a peak of around 14%. Another notable point is that this data experienced a two-fold decrease before rising modestly in the last year
At the start in the given period, 20% was the proportion of cost on commute and transportation in Italy, after which it saw a considerable decline to about 13% and in the next half decade this rate grew by approximately 2%. Finally, the expense by the USA fluctuated within a small range between about 12% and around 14% in the given period.