Public Transport Investment in United States in Context: 10 Times Japan, 3.5 Times Europe

United States Public Transport Spending in Context:
10 Times Japan, 3.5 Times Europe

Urban Areas	Public Transport Cost/GDP	Public Transport Cost/Capita (US$)	Cost per Point of Market Share (Billions)	Index: Cost per Point of Market Share (Compared to High-Income Asia)	Public Transport Subsidy/PKM (US$)	Index: Subsidy(Compared to High-Income Europe)
HIGH-INCOME
Europe	1.3%	$317	$1,581	2.81	$0.081	1.00
Canada	0.8%	$183	$1,870	3.32	$0.088	1.08
United States	0.5%	$164	$5,695	10.11	$0.289	3.55
Asia	1.2%	$256	$563	1.00	$0.000	0.00
Australasia	0.9%	$181	$2,327	4.13	$0.088	1.08

MIDDLE-INCOME
Europe	1.7%	$201	$415	0.74	$0.022	0.27
Americas	2.1%	$186	$346	0.61	$0.000	0.00
Asia	1.0%	$106	$283	0.50	$0.000	0.00
Africa	3.3%	$265	$547	0.97	$0.045	0.55

LOW-INCOME
Asia	1.8%	$56	$113	0.20	$0.000	0.00
Africa	3.6%	$126	$204	0.36	$0.000	0.00

OVERALL
High Income	1.1%	$282	$4,326	3.27	$0.109	1.34
Middle Income	1.8%	$180	$398	0.70	$0.017	0.21
Low Income	2.4%	$81	$159	0.27	$0.000	0.00

1995: Calculated from data in the UITP Millennium Cities Database


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