Infrastructure in Southern Asia 43 indicators covering infrastructure for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 31.4% 2024 down 18.0% 5th Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 3.2% 2024 up 23.1% 31st Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 92.0% 2024 up 10.8% 11th Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.8% 2024 up 13.7% 21st Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.7% 2024 up 3.9% 23rd Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 6.2% 2024 down 76.7% 8th Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.0% 2024 up 22.8% 21st Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.7% 2024 up 32.8% 20th Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 17,508 million constant US$ 2024 up 90.3% 4th Total reserves in months of imports 7.21 ratio 2024 up 11.4% 14th Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 20.1% 2025 up 49.5% 27th Proportion of the target population who received 89.0% 2024 up 45.9% 8th Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of 18.0% 2025 up 110.0% 15th Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 61.8% 2024 up 13.0% 1st Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 18,137 2025 up 66.7% 7th Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights 44.4% 2025 up 33.3% 8th Container port traffic, maritime transport 41.29 million teu 2024 up 78.2% 20th Amount of tracked exported Environmentally Sound Technologies 22.23 billion current US$ 2024 up 57.1% 20th Amount of tracked imported Environmentally Sound Technologies 36.71 billion current US$ 2024 up 35.2% 21st Proportion of the target population who received a 3rd dose of 88.0% 2024 up 576.9% 4th Countries that have legislative, administrative and policy framework 6 2025 — 18th Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff 42.3% 2024 up 19.9% 34th Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance) 54.44 index 2024 up 60.7% 28th Countries that have legislative, administrative and policy framework 2 2025 up 100.0% 13th Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total 37.2% 2023 up 8.8% 18th Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport 350.96 billion p km 2024 up 32.4% 20th Freight volume, by mode of transport 3.20 billion t km 2024 down 7.1% 28th Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on 86.5% 2024 up 58.2% 8th Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources 2.30 million tonnes 2022 up 16.0% 8th Proportion of the target population who received the final dose of 8.0% 2024 — 31st Amount of tracked re-exported Environmentally Sound Technologies 62.91 million current US$ 2024 down 30.3% 22nd [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age 47.1% 2023 up 79.8% 28th Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure 697 2023 up 817.1% 13th Agricultural export subsidies 0 million current US$ 2020 down 100.0% 14th [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving 19.2% 2023 up 190.9% 27th Amount of tracked re-imported Environmentally Sound Technologies 121.66 million current US$ 2024 up 1,395.0% 14th Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport 1.10 billion metons 2024 up 29.2% 21st Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of 4 2026 unchanged 7th [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash 27.9% 2023 up 61.3% 19th [ILO] Proportion of employed population covered in the event of work 9.8% 2023 up 46.3% 33rd [ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance 25.8% 2023 up 67.5% 24th Proportion of countries recording abnormally high or moderately high 33.3% 2024 up 200.0% 1st [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash 47.1% 2023 up 46.7% 10th