Burkina Faso's infrastructure : A continental perspective

Infrastructure contributed 1.3 percentage points to Burkina Faso's annual per capita gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past decade, much of it due to improvements in information and communication technology (ICT). Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries (MICs) could boost annual growth by more than 3 percentage points per capita. Burkina Faso has made significant progress developing its infrastructure in recent years, especially in the ICT sector. The country has also moved forward in the areas of road maintenance and water and sanitation, but still faces challenges in these sectors, as well as in the electricity sector. As of 2007, Burkina Faso faced an annual infrastructure funding gap of $165 million per year, or 4 percent of GDP. That gap could be cut in half by the adoption of more appropriate technologies to meet infrastructure targets in the transport and the water and sanitation sectors. Even if Burkina Faso were unable to increase infrastructure spending or otherwise close the infrastructure funding gap, simply by moving from a 10- to 18-year horizon the country could address its efficiency gap and meet the posited infrastructure targets.

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Main Authors:	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia, Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2011-09-01
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ADOPTION OF ICT, AIR, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT SIZE, AIRPORT, AIRPORT FACILITIES, AIRPORTS, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES, AVERAGE TARIFFS, BACKBONE, BANDWIDTH, BITS PER SECOND, BORDER CROSSINGS, BROADBAND, CABLE, CAPITAL COSTS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAR, CARGO, CARRIERS, CELL-PHONE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, COLLECTION SYSTEM, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPETITION AMONG PORTS, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, CONCESSION, CONCESSION CONTRACT, CONCESSION FEE, CONCESSIONS, CONNECTIVITY, COST OF POWER, COST OF WATER, COST RECOVERY, COSTS OF POWER, CUBIC METER, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, DEREGULATION, DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER, DISTRIBUTION LOSSES, DRINKING WATER, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY LAW, ELECTRICITY MARKET, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, END USERS, ENTERPRISE SURVEY, ENTERPRISE SURVEYS, FINANCIAL BURDEN, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, FLEETS, FLUSH TOILET, FREIGHT, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FUEL, FUEL PRICES, GASOLINE, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GLOBAL ECONOMY, HARMONIZATION, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGH TRANSPORTATION, HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, HOUSEHOLDS, ICT, INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, INSTALLATIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS, INTERNATIONAL PORTS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, INVESTMENT TARGETS, ISPS, LICENSES, LIMITED ACCESS, LOCOMOTIVE, LOGISTICS SERVICES, LOWER PRICES, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MARGINAL COST, MARGINAL COSTS, MARKET CONCENTRATION, MARKET SHARE, MATERIAL, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, MOBILE NETWORK, MOBILE PHONE, MONOPOLY PROFIT, NATURAL RESOURCES, O&M, OPEN ACCESS, OPERATIONAL COSTS, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PIT LATRINE, POLICE, POPULATION CENTERS, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROWTH, POWER, POWER COSTS, POWER PRICES, POWER SECTOR, PRICE REDUCTIONS, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC OFFERING, PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC WATER, RAIL, RAIL LINE, RAIL LINES, RAIL NETWORKS, RAIL OPERATOR, RAILWAY, RAILWAY LINE, RAILWAY NETWORK, RAILWAYS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RELIABILITY, RELIABLE ACCESS, RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS, RESULT, RESULTS, REVENUE COLLECTION, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD STANDARDS, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTE, ROUTES, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL WATER, SAFE WATER, SAFETY, SANITATION, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION SERVICES, SATELLITE, SERVICE CONTRACT, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SURFACE TRANSPORT, SURFACE WATER, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE CALLS, TELEPHONY, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRAFFIC GROWTH, TRAFFIC LEVELS, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRANSIT, TRANSMISSION, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT ACTIVITY, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INDICATORS, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT QUALITY, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TRANSPORTATION MARKET, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN ROAD, VEHICLES, WATER POLICY, WATER PRICES, WATER PRODUCTION, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SECTOR, WATER SERVICES, WATER SOURCE, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TARIFFS, WATER UTILITIES, WEALTH, WEB, WELLS,
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