The bar chart illustrates data about the proportion of government expenditure on roads and transport in different countries between 1990 and 2005.
Overall, there was a decrease in the proportion of government budget spending on roads and transport in Italy, Portugal, and UK, while the figure for USA remain unchanged. In addition, Portugal consistently had the highest figures throughout the period.
In 1995, around 27% government spending on roads and transport in Portugal, after which it had witnessed a drop to exactly 20% in 1995, before ending the period at about 17%. Similarly, the share of the government expenditure on roads and transport in Italy experienced a significant decrease from 20% in 1995 to about 13.5% in 2005.
In the other hand, the proportion of the government spending on roads and transport in USA started at approximately 13%, after it had increased to reach a peak of 14.5% in 2000, but later dropped to 12% in 2005. Additionally, there was a decline in the share of government spending on roads and transport in the UK from around 11.5% to about 7% in 2005.