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

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 an...

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Main Authors:	Teravaninthorn, Supee, Raballand, Gaël
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6610

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Summary:	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.