Built Assets: the accumulated wealth of a country's infrastructure

BUILT ASSETS The accumulated wealth of a country's infrastructure Built assets are infrastructure investments and properties like roadways, office buildings and hospitals. If a country has a lot of built assets, this paves the way for further investment and economic growth. THE 10 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST BUILT-ASSET WEALTH: (The size of the circle is directly proportional to the amount of built assets present in that country, T = trillion) $10.4T GERMANY $5.9 T RUSSIA $18.3T JAPAN $7.8T FRANCE. $35.4T CHINA $5.9 T SPAIN $7.4 T ITALY $39.7 T UNITED STATES $11.8 T INDIA $6 T SOUTH KOREA While the United States is still the country with the highest value of built assets, China is a close second. China could surpass the U.S. in terms of built assets as soon as 2014, according to a report from EC Harris. By Lisa Mahapatra INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES Sources: EC Harris Global Built Asset Wealth Index