Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Dominguez-Torres, Carolina; Foster, Vivien

dc.creator	Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
dc.creator	Foster, Vivien
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:05:03Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:05:03Z
dc.date	2011-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:59:50Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:59:50Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110929105458
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3586
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244550
dc.description	The poor state of Cameroon's infrastructure is a key bottleneck to the nation's economic growth. From 2000 to 2005, improvements in information and communications technology (ICT) boosted Cameroon's growth performance by 1.26 percentage points per capita, while deficient power infrastructure held growth back by 0.28 points per capita. If Cameroon could improve its infrastructure to the level of Africa's middle-income countries, it could raise its per capita economic growth rate by about 3.3 percentage points. Cameroon has made significant progress in many aspects of infrastructure, implementing institutional reforms across a broad range of sectors with a view to attracting private-sector participation and finance, which has generally led to performance improvements. But the country still faces a number of important infrastructure challenges, including poor road quality, expensive and unreliable electricity, and a stagnating and uncompetitive ICT sector. Cameroon currently spends around $930 million per year on infrastructure, with $586 million lost to inefficiencies. Removing those inefficiencies would leave an infrastructure funding gap of $350 million per year. Given Cameroon's relatively strong economy and natural-resource base, as well as its success in attracting private financing, the country should be able to close that gap and meet its infrastructure goals within 13 years.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5822
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dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	ACCIDENTS
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR MARKET
dc.subject	AIR TRAFFIC
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	AIRCRAFT
dc.subject	AIRPORTS
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	ASSET HOLDER
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	BALANCE
dc.subject	BANDWIDTH
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BUS
dc.subject	BUS SERVICES
dc.subject	CABLE
dc.subject	CAPACITY EXPANSION
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	CAR
dc.subject	CARGO
dc.subject	CARRIERS
dc.subject	CARS
dc.subject	CLEAN WATER
dc.subject	CONCESSION
dc.subject	CONCESSION AREA
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	CONTAINER OPERATIONS
dc.subject	CONTAINER TERMINAL
dc.subject	CONTAINER TRAFFIC
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY RATIO
dc.subject	COSTS OF POWER
dc.subject	CRASHES
dc.subject	CROSS-SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	CROSSING
dc.subject	CRUDE OIL
dc.subject	CUBIC METER
dc.subject	CUBIC METERS
dc.subject	DEFICITS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR POWER
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATE
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
dc.subject	ENERGY DEMAND
dc.subject	FINANCIAL DATA
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	FREIGHT
dc.subject	FREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subject	FREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	FUEL OIL
dc.subject	GAS
dc.subject	GASOLINE
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GENERATION ASSETS
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATORS
dc.subject	GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HEAVY FUEL OIL
dc.subject	HIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subject	HOLDING COMPANY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD USE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER
dc.subject	INCREASE IN CAPACITY
dc.subject	INCUMBENT OPERATOR
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subject	INLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT COST
dc.subject	INVESTMENT COSTS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject	INVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subject	LOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	LOCOMOTIVE
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subject	MARGINAL COSTS
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.subject	NATURAL GAS
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subject	OIL RESOURCES
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject	PILOT PROJECTS
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	PORT AUTHORITY
dc.subject	PORT CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	PORT FACILITIES
dc.subject	PORT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	POTABLE WATER
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER COSTS
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER PLANT
dc.subject	POWER PLANTS
dc.subject	POWER PRICES
dc.subject	POWER PRODUCTION
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR
dc.subject	POWER TRADE
dc.subject	PRICE OF DIESEL
dc.subject	PRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROFIT MARGINS
dc.subject	PROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subject	PROVISION OF WATER
dc.subject	PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC PORTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC ROADS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subject	RAIL
dc.subject	RAIL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RAILROADS
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAY LINE
dc.subject	RAILWAY SECTOR
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	RETAIL PRICES
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROAD ASSETS
dc.subject	ROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subject	ROAD NETWORK
dc.subject	ROAD QUALITY
dc.subject	ROAD SAFETY
dc.subject	ROAD SECTOR
dc.subject	ROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	ROLLING STOCK
dc.subject	ROUTE
dc.subject	RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	RURAL ENERGY
dc.subject	SAFE WATER
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION SECTOR
dc.subject	SANITATION SERVICES
dc.subject	SANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SERVICE QUALITY
dc.subject	SEWERAGE NETWORK
dc.subject	SURFACE TRANSPORT
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	THERMAL POWER
dc.subject	THERMAL POWER PLANTS
dc.subject	THERMAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	TOWNS
dc.subject	TRAFFIC
dc.subject	TRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subject	TRAFFIC LEVELS
dc.subject	TRAFFIC REVENUES
dc.subject	TRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subject	TRAILS
dc.subject	TRANSIT
dc.subject	TRANSIT CORRIDORS
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INDICATORS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subject	TRANSPORT REGULATION
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TRAVEL TIMES
dc.subject	TRIP
dc.subject	TRUCK PROCESSING
dc.subject	TRUCKS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN SPRAWL
dc.subject	URBAN WATER
dc.subject	URBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	URBAN WATER UTILITY
dc.subject	VEHICLE
dc.subject	VEHICLE MILEAGE
dc.subject	VEHICLES
dc.subject	VOLTAGE
dc.subject	WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCE
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.subject	WELLS
dc.title	Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	West Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Cameroon