Transport Prices and Costs in Africa : A Review of the International Corridors

The objective of the study is to examine, identify, and quantify the factors behind Africa's high prices for road transport. Such prices are a major obstacle to economic growth in the region, as shown in several studies. For example, Amjadi and Yeats (1995) concluded that transport costs in Africa were a higher trade barrier than were import tariffs and trade restrictions. Other analyses by the World Bank (2007a) demonstrated that Africa's transport prices were high compared to the value of the goods transported and that transport predictability and reliability were low by international standards. This study's findings should help policy makers take actions that will reduce transport costs to domestic and international trade.

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Main Authors:	Teravaninthorn, Supee, Raballand, Gaël
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2009
Subjects:	ACCESS ROAD, ARABLE LAND, ARTICULATED TRUCKS, AVERAGE FLEET AGE, AVERAGE PRICES, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BRIDGE, CAR, CARGO, CARRIERS, CARTELS, COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, COMPETITIVE PRICES, COMPETITIVENESS, COPPER PRICES, COSTS PER VEHICLE, COSTS PER VEHICLE-KILOMETER, CROSSING, DEBT, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DOMESTIC TRANSPORT, DREDGING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, EMPIRICAL STUDIES, ENVIRONMENTS, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL TRANSPORT, FAIR, FARES, FISCAL POLICIES, FIXED COSTS, FLEET SIZE, FLEETS, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FLEET, FREIGHT MARKET, FREIGHT OPERATIONS, FREIGHT SERVICES, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, FREIGHT VEHICLES, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL COSTS, FUEL PRICE, FUEL PRICES, FUEL TAX, FUEL TAX REVENUES, FUELS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEAVY TRUCKS, HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGHWAY, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION, INPUT PRICES, INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT ANALYSIS, LAND TRANSPORT, LOADING, LOGGING, LONGER DISTANCES, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET ENTRY, MARKET FORCES, MARKET PRICES, MARKET SHARE, MARKET STRUCTURE, MILEAGE, MINES, MONOPOLY, MONOPOLY PRICES, OIL, OLIGOPOLIES, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR ROAD, POOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, POOR ROADS, PORTS OF ENTRY, PRICE COMPETITION, PRICE DECREASES, PRICE INDEX, PRICE INDEXES, PRICE LEVEL, PRICE OF FUEL, PRICE TRENDS, PRICING STRATEGIES, PRODUCTION COSTS, PROFIT MARGIN, PROFIT MARGINS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES, QUOTAS, RAIL, RAIL CORRIDORS, RAIL MARKET, RAIL ROUTES, RAIL SERVICES, RAILWAYS, RECONSTRUCTION, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, ROAD, ROAD CAPACITY, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD IMPROVEMENT, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD INVESTMENTS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PRICES, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD TOLL, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT PRICES, ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, SALES, SANITATION, SERVICES MARKET, SHARING, SIGNS, SNOW, SOCIAL COSTS, SPEED, SPEEDS, SPREAD, SUPPLY CHAINS, TANKERS, TAX, TIRES, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC LEVELS, TRAINS, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT AUTHORITY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT CAPACITY, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COST, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT DEMAND, TRANSPORT DEREGULATION, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT FACILITIES, TRANSPORT INDUSTRY, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT MODE, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT PRICE, TRANSPORT QUALITY, TRANSPORT RATES, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT TARIFFS, TRANSPORT TIME, TRANSPORT USERS, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTATION MARKET, TRANSPORTS, TRIP, TRUCK CAPACITY, TRUCK DRIVERS, TRUCK OPERATING COSTS, TRUCKING, TYPES OF VEHICLES, VARIABLE COSTS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLEETS, VEHICLE MILEAGE, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COST, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE UTILIZATION, VEHICLES, VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, WAGES, WORLD MARKETS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9958480/transport-prices-costs-africa-review-international-corridors https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6610
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