The graph below shows the percentage of government spending on roads and transport

The bar chart illustrates the amount of money spent on roads and transport by the government in four countries, namely Italia, Portugal, the UK, and the USA at five-year intervals between 1990 and 2005. Overall, it can be seen that the government in Portugal spent the highest proportion on roads and transports in the given period. It’s clear that the figure for the UK is the lowest. Looking at the details, in Portugal spending stood at about 28% in 1990 after which it decreased considerably to the lowest point of 20% in 2005. Conversely, the percentage of expenditure in the USA started at nearly 11% in the first year, followed by a dramatically upward trend to 15% in 2005, despite an approximate 1% drop in 1995. As regards, government expenditure in Italia and the UK stood respectively at about 22% and 10% in 1990, before a slight respective decrease to 2% and 1% in 1995. Similarly, there was an approximate 4% growth in all two countries in 2000, and it then declined by 5% in the final year.