Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Infrastructure contributed just over one percentage point to Ghana's improved per capita growth performance during the 2000s, though unreliable power supplies held growth back by 0.5 percentage points. Raising the country's infrastructure...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
AIR
GAS
OIL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/274681468004216819/Ghanas-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESSIBILITY
ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE
AIR
AIR SAFETY
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORTS
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BASINS
BOREHOLES
BOTTLENECKS
BRIDGE
BULK SUPPLY
CABLE
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CARGO
CARGO HANDLING
CARGO HANDLING CHARGE
CARRIERS
CARS
CASH FLOW
CATCHMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE
COLLECTION SYSTEMS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONCESSION
CONCESSION AGREEMENTS
CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CONCESSIONS
CONGESTION
CONTAINER HANDLING
CONTAINER HANDLING CHARGES
CONTAINER TERMINAL
CONTAINER TERMINAL CONCESSION
COST OF GAS
COST OF POWER
COST RECOVERY
COSTS OF POWER
COVERING
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
DAMS
DEMAND FOR POWER
DISTRIBUTION ASSETS
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VIABILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FLEETS
FLOODS
FLUSH TOILETS
FREIGHT
FUEL
GAS
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUNDWATER
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
HYDROPOWER
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LINES
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT TARGETS
IRRIGATION
KILOWATT-HOUR
KILOWATT-HOURS
LANDLORD MODEL
LOCOMOTIVE
LOW TARIFFS
MARKET PRICES
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OIL
OIL PRICES
OIL PRODUCTION
OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCIES
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
OPERATORS
PIPED WATER
PIPELINE
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR QUALITY OF WATER
POPULATION CENTERS
POPULATION DENSITY
PORT OPERATIONS
POWER
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER COSTS
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GRID
POWER SECTOR
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER SYSTEM
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
PRICE OF OIL
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC FUNDING
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF SERVICE
RAIL
RAIL COSTS
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL SERVICE
RAIL TRAFFIC
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
RAINFALL
RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
ROLLING STOCK
ROUTE
ROUTES
RUNOFF
RURAL ROADS
RURAL WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITY
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION UTILITIES
SERVICE QUALITY
SHIPPING LINES
SLUMS
SPEEDS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SURFACE TRANSPORT
SURFACE WATER
TAPS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEPHONE NETWORKS
TELEPHONE SERVICE
THERMAL PLANT
THERMAL POWER
TOLL
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSIT
TRANSMISSION LINES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORTATION
TRUCK PROCESSING
URBAN AREAS
URBAN ROAD
URBAN ROADS
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
UTILITY BILLS
UTILITY EFFICIENCY
UTILITY SERVICES
VEHICLES
VOICE TELEPHONY
WATER COLLECTION
WATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS
WATER COMPANY
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER INVESTMENTS
WATER POLICY
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER STANDPOSTS
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER UTILITIES
WATERS
WEALTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESSIBILITY
ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE
AIR
AIR SAFETY
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORTS
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BASINS
BOREHOLES
BOTTLENECKS
BRIDGE
BULK SUPPLY
CABLE
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CARGO
CARGO HANDLING
CARGO HANDLING CHARGE
CARRIERS
CARS
CASH FLOW
CATCHMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE
COLLECTION SYSTEMS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONCESSION
CONCESSION AGREEMENTS
CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CONCESSIONS
CONGESTION
CONTAINER HANDLING
CONTAINER HANDLING CHARGES
CONTAINER TERMINAL
CONTAINER TERMINAL CONCESSION
COST OF GAS
COST OF POWER
COST RECOVERY
COSTS OF POWER
COVERING
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
DAMS
DEMAND FOR POWER
DISTRIBUTION ASSETS
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VIABILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FLEETS
FLOODS
FLUSH TOILETS
FREIGHT
FUEL
GAS
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUNDWATER
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
HYDROPOWER
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LINES
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT TARGETS
IRRIGATION
KILOWATT-HOUR
KILOWATT-HOURS
LANDLORD MODEL
LOCOMOTIVE
LOW TARIFFS
MARKET PRICES
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OIL
OIL PRICES
OIL PRODUCTION
OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCIES
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
OPERATORS
PIPED WATER
PIPELINE
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR QUALITY OF WATER
POPULATION CENTERS
POPULATION DENSITY
PORT OPERATIONS
POWER
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER COSTS
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GRID
POWER SECTOR
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER SYSTEM
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
PRICE OF OIL
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC FUNDING
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF SERVICE
RAIL
RAIL COSTS
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL SERVICE
RAIL TRAFFIC
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
RAINFALL
RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
ROLLING STOCK
ROUTE
ROUTES
RUNOFF
RURAL ROADS
RURAL WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITY
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION UTILITIES
SERVICE QUALITY
SHIPPING LINES
SLUMS
SPEEDS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SURFACE TRANSPORT
SURFACE WATER
TAPS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEPHONE NETWORKS
TELEPHONE SERVICE
THERMAL PLANT
THERMAL POWER
TOLL
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSIT
TRANSMISSION LINES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORTATION
TRUCK PROCESSING
URBAN AREAS
URBAN ROAD
URBAN ROADS
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
UTILITY BILLS
UTILITY EFFICIENCY
UTILITY SERVICES
VEHICLES
VOICE TELEPHONY
WATER COLLECTION
WATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS
WATER COMPANY
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER INVESTMENTS
WATER POLICY
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER STANDPOSTS
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER UTILITIES
WATERS
WEALTH
World Bank
Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
geographic_facet Africa
Ghana
description Infrastructure contributed just over one percentage point to Ghana's improved per capita growth performance during the 2000s, though unreliable power supplies held growth back by 0.5 percentage points. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could boost annual growth by more than 2.7 percentage points. Today, Ghana has a very advanced infrastructure platform when compared with other low-income countries in Africa. But as the country approaches the middle-income threshold, it will need to focus on upgrading its infrastructure indicators in line with this benchmark. The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has gathered and analyzed extensive data on infrastructure in more than 40 Sub-Saharan countries, including Ghana. The results have been presented in reports covering different areas of infrastructure, including ICT, irrigation, power, transport, water, and sanitation, and different policy areas, including investment needs, fiscal costs, and sector performance. This report presents the key AICD findings for Ghana and allows the country's infrastructure situation to be benchmarked against its African peers. Given that Ghana is a relatively well-off low-income country well on its way to reaching middle-income status, two sets of African benchmarks will be used to evaluate Ghana's situation. Detailed comparisons will also be made with immediate regional neighbors in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). As on the rest of the continent, West Africa's growth performance improved markedly in the 2000s. The overall improvement in per capita growth rates has been estimated at around 2 percent, of which 1.1 percent is attributable to better structural policies and 0.9 percent to improved infrastructure. During the five years from 2003 to 2007, Ghana's economy grew at an average annual rate of 5.6 percent, which accelerated to 7.3 percent in 2009. Ghana's infrastructure improvements added just over one percentage point to the per capita growth rate for the period 2003 to 2007.
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title Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_short Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_fullStr Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_sort ghana's infrastructure : a continental perspective
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/274681468004216819/Ghanas-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27760
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spelling okr-10986-277602021-04-23T14:04:42Z Ghana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective World Bank ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESSIBILITY ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE AIR AIR SAFETY AIR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANDWIDTH BASINS BOREHOLES BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BULK SUPPLY CABLE CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING CHARGE CARRIERS CARS CASH FLOW CATCHMENT CLIMATE CHANGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONCESSION CONCESSION AGREEMENTS CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSIONS CONGESTION CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER HANDLING CHARGES CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINAL CONCESSION COST OF GAS COST OF POWER COST RECOVERY COSTS OF POWER COVERING CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DAMS DEMAND FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION ASSETS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VIABILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRIFICATION FINANCIAL BURDEN FLEETS FLOODS FLUSH TOILETS FREIGHT FUEL GAS GAS SUPPLY GAS TURBINE GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUNDWATER GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HYDROPOWER INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LINES INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT TARGETS IRRIGATION KILOWATT-HOUR KILOWATT-HOURS LANDLORD MODEL LOCOMOTIVE LOW TARIFFS MARKET PRICES MINERAL RESOURCES NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATURAL RESOURCES O&M OIL OIL PRICES OIL PRODUCTION OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCIES OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OPERATORS PIPED WATER PIPELINE POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR QUALITY OF WATER POPULATION CENTERS POPULATION DENSITY PORT OPERATIONS POWER POWER CONSUMPTION POWER COSTS POWER DEMAND POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION CAPACITY POWER GRID POWER SECTOR POWER SHORTAGES POWER SYSTEM PRESENT VALUE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL PRICE OF OIL PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF SERVICE RAIL RAIL COSTS RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL NETWORK RAIL OPERATOR RAIL SERVICE RAIL TRAFFIC RAILWAY RAILWAYS RAINFALL RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES RUNOFF RURAL ROADS RURAL WATER SANITATION SANITATION FACILITY SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION UTILITIES SERVICE QUALITY SHIPPING LINES SLUMS SPEEDS STORAGE CAPACITY SURFACE TRANSPORT SURFACE WATER TAPS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE NETWORKS TELEPHONE SERVICE THERMAL PLANT THERMAL POWER TOLL TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSIT TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORTATION TRUCK PROCESSING URBAN AREAS URBAN ROAD URBAN ROADS URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY UTILITY BILLS UTILITY EFFICIENCY UTILITY SERVICES VEHICLES VOICE TELEPHONY WATER COLLECTION WATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS WATER COMPANY WATER CONNECTIONS WATER CONSUMPTION WATER INVESTMENTS WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER STANDPOSTS WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES WATERS WEALTH Infrastructure contributed just over one percentage point to Ghana's improved per capita growth performance during the 2000s, though unreliable power supplies held growth back by 0.5 percentage points. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could boost annual growth by more than 2.7 percentage points. Today, Ghana has a very advanced infrastructure platform when compared with other low-income countries in Africa. But as the country approaches the middle-income threshold, it will need to focus on upgrading its infrastructure indicators in line with this benchmark. The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has gathered and analyzed extensive data on infrastructure in more than 40 Sub-Saharan countries, including Ghana. The results have been presented in reports covering different areas of infrastructure, including ICT, irrigation, power, transport, water, and sanitation, and different policy areas, including investment needs, fiscal costs, and sector performance. This report presents the key AICD findings for Ghana and allows the country's infrastructure situation to be benchmarked against its African peers. Given that Ghana is a relatively well-off low-income country well on its way to reaching middle-income status, two sets of African benchmarks will be used to evaluate Ghana's situation. Detailed comparisons will also be made with immediate regional neighbors in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). As on the rest of the continent, West Africa's growth performance improved markedly in the 2000s. The overall improvement in per capita growth rates has been estimated at around 2 percent, of which 1.1 percent is attributable to better structural policies and 0.9 percent to improved infrastructure. During the five years from 2003 to 2007, Ghana's economy grew at an average annual rate of 5.6 percent, which accelerated to 7.3 percent in 2009. Ghana's infrastructure improvements added just over one percentage point to the per capita growth rate for the period 2003 to 2007. 2017-08-14T19:31:56Z 2017-08-14T19:31:56Z 2010-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/274681468004216819/Ghanas-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27760 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure Economic & Sector Work Africa Ghana