Swedish road repair spend varies

Spending on road maintenance differs greatly between Swedish municipalities, a report by Svevia has shown. Malmö municipality was the highest spender in Sweden with € 295.53 spent per resident, which compared with the country's lowest spending municipality Berg, where € 14.27 per resident was invested in road maintenance.

Spending on inland transport infrastructure – road, rail, waterways - showed minimal change in 2016, staying at 0.7% of GDP, according to data from the OECD. However, the latest data – analysed by the International Transport Forum - also shows a reversal of investment per Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. The data is from a report by the Paris-based OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Growth in inland infrastructure investme

The Local Government Association says information shows that nearly US$5.1 billion was spent in 2006 on UK local road maintenance compared with $2.54 billion in 2019.