The bar chart gives information about the proportion of expenditure on roads and transport in different countries including Italy, Portugal, the UK and the USA over a period of 15 years starting from 1990.
Overall, there were decreased in the percentage of government spending on roads and transport in Italy and Portugal. Additionally, the figures for the UK saw significant fluctuations throughout the period, whereas the opposite was true for the USA.
In 1990, the amount of government budgets spend on roads and transport in Italy stood at 20%, after which the figure fell significantly to around 16% until 1995. Then, this figure declined considerably to hit a low of 11% in 2000, with a subsequent minimal rise to 14% in the final year. At the beginning of the period, the percentage of Portuguese government spending on roads and transport was the highest at 27% in 1990 before going down rapidly to 20%. This was followed by a gradual downward trend over the next decade, ending the period around 16%.
Looking at the other attractions, the proportion of government expenditure on roads and transport in the UK went up slightly from 11% to peak at above 14%, after which the figure dropped steeply to hit a low of 6% after five years. There was then a steady increase to 7% in numbers from 2000 to 2005. In 1990, the percentage of American government budgets spend on roads and transport saw insignificantly changes between 10% and 15% over the period in question.