The "International Infrastructure Market Infrastructure Development Index Report (2025)" and the "Infrastructure Development Index of Portuguese speaking Countries and Macao SAR Infrastructure Cooperation Results Report (2025)" were released on June 11th at the 16th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Summit Forum and Exhibition. The report aims to grasp the pulse of global infrastructure development, deepen international cooperation, and highlight Macau's role as an important hub for engineering cooperation between China and Portuguese speaking countries.

Report connotation upgrade: integrating "two new" insights into engineering hotspots

The "International Infrastructure Market Infrastructure Development Index Report" incorporates two major innovations in its content structure: firstly, it focuses on the hot areas of infrastructure engineering, for the first time including key engineering fields such as construction and petrochemicals in the research scope, and refines the development cost index framework by adding basic indicators related to management costs. At the same time, the development heat index algorithm introduces the internationally recognized weighted average method, making the evaluation results more objective and authentic. The second is to lead the transformation direction of infrastructure projects. The report system has sorted out over 500 cases of "infrastructure+" engineering projects from 2014 to 2024, analyzed their development trends and characteristics in depth, and outlined a development blueprint for promoting higher-level, more resilient, and sustainable international infrastructure cooperation in the future.

The demand for transportation electricity is strong, and the prospect of "infrastructure+" projects is broad

The report reveals four core conclusions:

The global infrastructure market is steadily recovering: the overall index of infrastructure development in the international infrastructure market is steadily rising, indicating that the industry is expected to enter a new round of upward cycle.

Regional engineering market performance differentiation: Southeast Asia continues to top the regional index; The West Asia and North Africa region closely follows, with strong growth momentum in infrastructure engineering indices in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

The demand for transportation and power engineering is huge: according to statistics, there are over 1100 transportation and power engineering projects under construction in the international infrastructure market, involving a total amount of over 150 billion US dollars. The "infrastructure+" model has opened up new development space for international engineering contractors.

Deepening of Infrastructure Financing and Green Digital Transformation: The application of innovative financial tools has significantly improved the efficiency of infrastructure financing; At the same time, the trend of bidirectional integration of data technology empowering green infrastructure and green standards into engineering projects is becoming increasingly evident, and the impact of green and digital collaborative transformation is far-reaching.

Macao infrastructure project cooperation achievements recognized

The "Index of Infrastructure Development in Portuguese Speaking Countries and Report on the Achievements of Infrastructure Cooperation in the Macao Special Administrative Region (2025)" recognizes the positive role of the Macao Special Administrative Region in deepening regional infrastructure coordination, especially in promoting the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, as well as achieving significant results in serving the engineering and economic cooperation between China and Portuguese speaking countries. The report also pointed out that Macao is increasingly improving its international infrastructure cooperation mechanism, and its professional services and collaborative construction capabilities are continuously improving. The report proposes suggestions for deepening international infrastructure cooperation: consolidating the positive trend of the economy, deepening regional engineering coordination, and creating a high-level international infrastructure cooperation platform.

The market heat of infrastructure projects in Portuguese speaking countries continues to rise

The report analysis points out that the infrastructure construction market in Portuguese speaking countries presents two main trends:

The infrastructure engineering index continues to improve: the infrastructure development index of Portuguese speaking countries has achieved five consecutive increases, and the industry development trend is positive. Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola continue to lead the index rankings in the top three.

The heat of engineering investment is soaring: The infrastructure development heat index of Portuguese speaking countries has risen for the sixth consecutive year, and key engineering fields such as transportation, power engineering, and petrochemicals continue to attract high attention from international capital.(This article is from the official website of Jian Dao www.seetao.com. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao website+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao website strategy column editor/Yang Beihua