Investment in UK has trailed other G7 countries since mid-1990s, IPPR says

The IPPR said the next UK government should lead from the front by designing and delivering high-quality public investments to crowd in private sector funds, like renewable energy. Photograph: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images

Investment in the UK has trailed other G7 countries including the US and Germany since the mid-1990s, according to a report that urges Labour and the Conservatives to reverse planned cuts to investment or risk long-term damage to economic growth.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) thinktank found the UK was bottom of the G7 league for investment in 24 out of the last 30 years, using figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).