ReportedPublished estimateConfidence: Medium
FIN-MCKINSEY-2022 · Version 1
Net-zero physical-asset spending
McKinsey estimates average annual spending on physical assets for the net-zero transition at US$9.2 trillion from 2021 to 2050.
- Dataset
- Finance benchmarks
- Geography
- Global
- Jurisdiction
- Not reported
- Organisation
- Not reported
- Device
- Not reported
- Programme
- Not reported
- Value
- US$9.2 trillion average per year, 2021–2050
- Unit
- USD per year
- Period / horizon
- Average 2021–2050
- Price year
- 2022
- Date checked
- 2026-09-17
- Source date
- 2022-01-25
What this evidence supports
McKinsey estimates average annual spending on physical assets for the net-zero transition at US$9.2 trillion from 2021 to 2050.
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What it does not establish
It does not isolate medical devices, health systems, or Global South allocations.
This is an average modelled spending estimate, not measured annual just-transition funding.
Confidence
Medium: Published modelled estimate with global scope and a stated multi-decade averaging period.
Calculator use
Transition Finance · Benchmark B
Sources
Public update history
Version 1 · Published
Initial public evidence record · 17/09/2026