List of world's most expensive single objects

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This is a list of the world's most expensive single objects. The figures below represent the estimated cost to build these objects, not taking into account inflation. This list is not limited to objects of commercial use. It is for the sole purpose of identifying expensive man-made objects and the respective economic costs involved in building them.

Country	Total cost (in USD)	Object	Description	Year of completion	Image
Canada  European Space Agency  Japan  Russia  United States	157 billion	International Space Station (under construction)	Space station	2011(expected)
Australia	42.1 billion (estimated)	National Broadband Network (under construction)	Broadband networkOpen Access Network	2017(expected)
Brazil  Paraguay	27 billion	Itaipu Dam	Hydroelectric river dam	1984
China	25 billion	Three Gorges Dam (under construction)	Hydroelectric river dam	2011 (expected)
United States	14.8 billion	Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T)	Highway Tunnel	2007
Canada	13.8 billion	James Bay ProjectPhase I	Hydroelectric river dam	1972
Switzerland	10.5 billion (estimated)	Gotthard Base Tunnel	Railway Tunnel	2010
United States	8.1 billion per unit	CVN-78 class aircraft carrier (under construction)	United States Navysupercarrier	2015 (expected)
United States	8 billion (1977 dollars)	Alaska Pipeline	Oil pipeline	1977
Finland	7.2 billion .	Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant (under construction)	Nuclear Power Plant	2013 (expected)
European Union  India  Japan  China  Russia  South Korea  United States	6.5 billion	ITER (under construction)	Experimental fusion reactor	2016 (expected)
CERN	6 billion	Large Hadron Collider(LHC)	Particle accelerator	2008
Germany	5.7 billion (estimated)	Stuttgart 21	Rail station	2020 (estimated)
Portugal	4.5 billion (estimated)	Alcochete Airport (under construction)	Airport	2017 (expected)
Switzerland	4.3 billion	Lötschberg Base Tunnel	Railway Tunnel	2007
Russia	4.3 billion	Mir (de-orbited in 2001)	Space station	1986
United States	4.2 billion	National Ignition Facility (NIF)	Research Facility	2009[19]
United Kingdom	3.9 billion	Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier	Royal Navy supercarrier	2016 (expected)
United States	3.8 billion	Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant	Sewage treatment	2000
Denmark	3.8 billion	Storebæltsbroen	Fixed link	1998
Netherlands	3.75 billion	Oosterscheldekering	Storm surge barrier andfloodgate	1986
United States	3.2 billion	USS Jimmy Carter	Seawolf-class submarine	2004
United States	2 billion	Meadowlands (shopping mall)	Shopping Mall	2011 (expected)