Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Better access to improved infrastructure services is an important engine for economic growth. The poor state of infrastructure is a key bottleneck to growth in African countries, and Cameroon is no exception. Between 2000 and 2005, improvements in...

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Main Authors: Dominguez-Torres, Carolina, Foster, Vivien
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
AIR
BUS
CAR
GAS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/330801468210594063/Cameroons-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27271
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCIDENTS
ACCOUNTING
AIR
AIR MARKET
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORTS
APPROACH
ASSET HOLDER
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BUS
BUS SERVICES
CABLE
CAPACITY EXPANSION
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAR
CARGO
CARRIERS
CARS
CLEAN WATER
CONCESSION
CONCESSION AREA
CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
CONTAINER OPERATIONS
CONTAINER TERMINAL
CONTAINER TRAFFIC
COST RECOVERY
COST RECOVERY RATIO
COSTS OF POWER
CRASHES
CROSSING
CRUDE OIL
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
DEBT
DEBT SERVICE
DEFICITS
DEMAND FOR POWER
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REFORM
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ENERGY DEMAND
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FREIGHT
FREIGHT FORWARDERS
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
FUEL
FUEL OIL
GAS
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GENERATION ASSETS
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATORS
GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEAVY FUEL OIL
HIGH TRANSPORT
HOLDING COMPANY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD USE
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HYDROPOWER
INCREASE IN CAPACITY
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INFRASTRUCTURES
INLAND TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT TARGETS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LICENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONCENTRATION
NATURAL GAS
NEIGHBORHOODS
OIL RESOURCES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
PILOT PROJECTS
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION GROWTH
PORT AUTHORITY
PORT CONCESSIONS
PORT FACILITIES
PORT INVESTMENTS
POTABLE WATER
POWER
POWER COSTS
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRICES
POWER PRODUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER TRADE
PRICE OF DIESEL
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROFIT MARGINS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PROVISION OF WATER
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
PUBLIC
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PORTS
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC ROADS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RAIL
RAIL DEVELOPMENT
RAILROADS
RAILWAY
RAILWAY LINE
RAILWAY SECTOR
REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS
RETAIL PRICES
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD ASSETS
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SAFETY
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROLLING STOCK
ROUTE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SERVICES
SANITATION UTILITIES
SAVINGS
SERVICE QUALITY
SEWERAGE NETWORK
SURFACE TRANSPORT
SURFACE WATER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL SYSTEMS
TOWNS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC REVENUES
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRAILS
TRANSIT
TRANSIT CORRIDORS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT FACILITATION
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT REGULATION
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL TIMES
TRIP
TRUCK PROCESSING
TRUCKS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN SPRAWL
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITY
VEHICLE
VEHICLE MILEAGE
VOLTAGE
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER SUPPLY SECTOR
WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES
WATER USE
WATER UTILITIES
WEALTH
WELLS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCIDENTS
ACCOUNTING
AIR
AIR MARKET
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORTS
APPROACH
ASSET HOLDER
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BUS
BUS SERVICES
CABLE
CAPACITY EXPANSION
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAR
CARGO
CARRIERS
CARS
CLEAN WATER
CONCESSION
CONCESSION AREA
CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
CONTAINER OPERATIONS
CONTAINER TERMINAL
CONTAINER TRAFFIC
COST RECOVERY
COST RECOVERY RATIO
COSTS OF POWER
CRASHES
CROSSING
CRUDE OIL
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
DEBT
DEBT SERVICE
DEFICITS
DEMAND FOR POWER
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REFORM
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ENERGY DEMAND
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FREIGHT
FREIGHT FORWARDERS
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
FUEL
FUEL OIL
GAS
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GENERATION ASSETS
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATORS
GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEAVY FUEL OIL
HIGH TRANSPORT
HOLDING COMPANY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD USE
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HYDROPOWER
INCREASE IN CAPACITY
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INFRASTRUCTURES
INLAND TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT TARGETS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LICENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONCENTRATION
NATURAL GAS
NEIGHBORHOODS
OIL RESOURCES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
PILOT PROJECTS
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION GROWTH
PORT AUTHORITY
PORT CONCESSIONS
PORT FACILITIES
PORT INVESTMENTS
POTABLE WATER
POWER
POWER COSTS
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRICES
POWER PRODUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER TRADE
PRICE OF DIESEL
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROFIT MARGINS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PROVISION OF WATER
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
PUBLIC
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PORTS
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC ROADS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RAIL
RAIL DEVELOPMENT
RAILROADS
RAILWAY
RAILWAY LINE
RAILWAY SECTOR
REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS
RETAIL PRICES
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD ASSETS
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SAFETY
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROLLING STOCK
ROUTE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SERVICES
SANITATION UTILITIES
SAVINGS
SERVICE QUALITY
SEWERAGE NETWORK
SURFACE TRANSPORT
SURFACE WATER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL SYSTEMS
TOWNS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC REVENUES
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRAILS
TRANSIT
TRANSIT CORRIDORS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT FACILITATION
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT REGULATION
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL TIMES
TRIP
TRUCK PROCESSING
TRUCKS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN SPRAWL
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITY
VEHICLE
VEHICLE MILEAGE
VOLTAGE
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER SUPPLY SECTOR
WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES
WATER USE
WATER UTILITIES
WEALTH
WELLS
Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
Foster, Vivien
Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
geographic_facet Africa
Cameroon
relation Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) Country Report;
description Better access to improved infrastructure services is an important engine for economic growth. The poor state of infrastructure is a key bottleneck to growth in African countries, and Cameroon is no exception. Between 2000 and 2005, improvements in information and communication technologies boosted Cameroon's growth performance by 1.26 percentage points per capita, while deficient power infrastructure held growth back by 0.28 percentage points. If Cameroon could improve its infrastructure to the level of the middle-income countries of Africa, the growth effect could be on the order of 3.3 percentage points. Cameroon has made significant progress in many aspects of infrastructure. Across a broad range of sectors, the country has made serious efforts to implement institutional reforms with a view to attracting private sector investment. Private sector concessions have been awarded for the Port of Douala, the CAMRAIL railway, the national power utility, and the national water utility (CDE). These arrangements have generally led to performance improvements and attracted significant volumes of finance. Power supply remains expensive and unreliable. Cameroon needs to accelerate the development of some of its prime hydropower sites, which would greatly improve the domestic power situation and potentially allow Cameroon to play its natural role as hydropower exporter to the Central African Power Pool. Cameroon's information and communication technology (ICT) reform remains frozen at an early stage. The telecom incumbent, CAMTEL, remains state-owned and receives substantial public subsidy. The mobile sector is relatively uncompetitive, operating as a duopoly. Moreover, while Cameroon enjoys access to a submarine cable, CAMTEL's monopoly control over the international gateway has prevented consumers from benefiting.
format Report
author Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
Foster, Vivien
author_facet Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
Foster, Vivien
author_sort Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
title Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_short Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_fullStr Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_sort cameroon's infrastructure : a continental perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/330801468210594063/Cameroons-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27271
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spelling okr-10986-272712021-04-23T14:04:40Z Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective Dominguez-Torres, Carolina Foster, Vivien ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS ACCOUNTING AIR AIR MARKET AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS APPROACH ASSET HOLDER AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANDWIDTH BUS BUS SERVICES CABLE CAPACITY EXPANSION CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR CARGO CARRIERS CARS CLEAN WATER CONCESSION CONCESSION AREA CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY CONTAINER OPERATIONS CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TRAFFIC COST RECOVERY COST RECOVERY RATIO COSTS OF POWER CRASHES CROSSING CRUDE OIL CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEFICITS DEMAND FOR POWER DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DIESEL DISCOUNT RATE DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ENERGY DEMAND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUEL FUEL OIL GAS GASOLINE GENERATION GENERATION ASSETS GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATORS GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAVY FUEL OIL HIGH TRANSPORT HOLDING COMPANY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD USE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HYDROPOWER INCREASE IN CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INFRASTRUCTURES INLAND TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT COST INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT TARGETS KILOWATT-HOUR LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS MAINTENANCE COSTS MARGINAL COSTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONCENTRATION NATURAL GAS NEIGHBORHOODS OIL RESOURCES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS PILOT PROJECTS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH PORT AUTHORITY PORT CONCESSIONS PORT FACILITIES PORT INVESTMENTS POTABLE WATER POWER POWER COSTS POWER GENERATION POWER PLANT POWER PLANTS POWER PRICES POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER TRADE PRICE OF DIESEL PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROFIT MARGINS PROVISION OF SERVICES PROVISION OF WATER PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PORTS PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC ROADS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES RAIL RAIL DEVELOPMENT RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY LINE RAILWAY SECTOR REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS RETAIL PRICES REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD ASSETS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD SAFETY ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROLLING STOCK ROUTE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SAVINGS SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE NETWORK SURFACE TRANSPORT SURFACE WATER TELECOMMUNICATIONS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS THERMAL SYSTEMS TOWNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC REVENUES TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAILS TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDORS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT REGULATION TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRUCK PROCESSING TRUCKS URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN SPRAWL URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER UTILITY VEHICLE VEHICLE MILEAGE VOLTAGE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER SUPPLY SECTOR WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES WATER USE WATER UTILITIES WEALTH WELLS Better access to improved infrastructure services is an important engine for economic growth. The poor state of infrastructure is a key bottleneck to growth in African countries, and Cameroon is no exception. Between 2000 and 2005, improvements in information and communication technologies boosted Cameroon's growth performance by 1.26 percentage points per capita, while deficient power infrastructure held growth back by 0.28 percentage points. If Cameroon could improve its infrastructure to the level of the middle-income countries of Africa, the growth effect could be on the order of 3.3 percentage points. Cameroon has made significant progress in many aspects of infrastructure. Across a broad range of sectors, the country has made serious efforts to implement institutional reforms with a view to attracting private sector investment. Private sector concessions have been awarded for the Port of Douala, the CAMRAIL railway, the national power utility, and the national water utility (CDE). These arrangements have generally led to performance improvements and attracted significant volumes of finance. Power supply remains expensive and unreliable. Cameroon needs to accelerate the development of some of its prime hydropower sites, which would greatly improve the domestic power situation and potentially allow Cameroon to play its natural role as hydropower exporter to the Central African Power Pool. Cameroon's information and communication technology (ICT) reform remains frozen at an early stage. The telecom incumbent, CAMTEL, remains state-owned and receives substantial public subsidy. The mobile sector is relatively uncompetitive, operating as a duopoly. Moreover, while Cameroon enjoys access to a submarine cable, CAMTEL's monopoly control over the international gateway has prevented consumers from benefiting. 2017-06-20T21:25:29Z 2017-06-20T21:25:29Z 2011-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/330801468210594063/Cameroons-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27271 English en_US Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) Country Report; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure Economic & Sector Work Africa Cameroon