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Japan’s future is bright!? Show me numerically! Global construction market Q&A

Japanese companies are involved in the design, execution and other works of various quality infrastructures around the world, and they have fully demonstrated their excellent know-how and technological capabilities while contributing to the sustainable developments of countries around the globe through human resource development and technology transfer. The sincerity and technical capabilities of Japanese companies have earned them a high level of trust overseas. Let’s see statistical information related to the construction market to explore the potential in the future that Japanese companies will participate in.

CHAPTER 01 Global Infrastructure Demand

Q: How much demand is there in the world right now for infrastructure development?

*Figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

Source: Construction Economy Report No. 71 (April 2019) from the Research Institute of Construction and Economy

A: More than 50% of the demand is concentrated in Asia, including Japan and China. There appears to still be room for development in areas neighboring Japan in the future.

CHAPTER 01 Global Infrastructure Demand

Q: How will global infrastructure demand change in the future?

*Rates of increase have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

A: Global infrastructure demand will further increase in the future. In particular, demand in Africa is expected to increase by more than 300% over the period from 2007 to 2040.

Source: Construction Economy Report No. 71 (April 2019) from the Research Institute of Construction and Economy

CHAPTER 02 Overseas Expansion by Japanese Companies

Overseas construction project orders received in FY2019

Q: What is the breakdown of construction project orders?

Source: The Overseas Construction Association of Japan, Inc.

A: Architectural construction makes up approx. 70% of the project orders that Japan receives from overseas.

CHAPTER 02 Overseas Expansion by Japanese Companies

Overseas construction project orders received in FY2019

Q: Where in the world are Japan’s technical capabilities in demand?

A: Asia More than 50% of both the monetary amount and number of orders are concentrated in Asia. North America Although the number of orders is roughly one-sixth that of Asia, the average monetary amount per order is more than twice that of Asia. Africa The average monetary amount per order is roughly 3.3 billion yen, which is higher than that of North America.

Source: The Overseas Construction Association of Japan, Inc.

CHAPTER 03 Top 10 Best Structures in the World

Rankings of the World’s Longest Suspension Bridges

Source: Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited.
https://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/corp_index/technology/lbec/information_center/bridge_ranking.html
*These rankings are for the longest distances between towers.
*Does not include suspension bridges still under construction or incomplete as of February, 2021.

Rankings of the World’s Longest Railway Tunnels

Source: Revised from “Top 10 Tunnels” by the Japan Tunnelling Association
http://www.japan-tunnel.org/files/images/data_longest_tunnel.pdf
*Does not include tunnels still under construction or incomplete as of 2015.

Rankings of the World’s Longest Automobile Tunnels

Source: Revised from “Top 10 Tunnels” by the Japan Tunnelling Association
http://www.japan-tunnel.org/files/images/data_longest_tunnel.pdf
*Does not include tunnels still under construction or incomplete as of 2015.

Rankings of the World’s Tallest Buildings & Towers

Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism survey
*Does not include structures and towers still under construction or incomplete as of 2019.