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The Democratic Republic of Congo's Infrastructure: A Continental Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorBenitez, Daniel Alberto
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-14T19:30:33Z
dc.date.available2017-08-14T19:30:33Z
dc.date.issued2010-03
dc.description.abstractThe Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has gathered and analyzed extensive data on infrastructure in around 40 Sub-Saharan countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The results have been presented in reports covering different areas of infrastructure 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 the DRC, allowing the country's infrastructure situation to be benchmarked against that of its African peers. Given that the DRC is a fragile state trying to catch up with other low-income countries (LICs) in the region, both fragile-state and LIC African benchmarks will be used to evaluate the DRC's situation. Detailed comparisons will also be made with immediate regional neighbors in Central Africa. Several methodological issues should be borne in mind. First, because of the cross-country nature of data collection, a time lag is inevitable. The period covered by the AICD runs from 2001 to 2006. Most technical data presented are for 2006 (or the most recent year available), while financial data are typically averaged over the available period to smooth out the effect of short-term fluctuations. Second, in order to make comparisons across countries, indicators had to be standardized to place the analysis on a consistent basis. This means that some of the indicators presented here may be slightly different from those that are routinely reported and discussed at the country level. During the period from 2001 to 2005, per capita economic growth in DRC was on average 2.1 percent higher than during the period from 1991 to 1995. Despite this improvement, growth levels, which oscillated between 4 and 8 percent in the early 2000s, still fell short of the sustained 7 percent per year needed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Improved telecommunications infrastructure has been the main driver of this change, contributing 1.1 percentage points to the country's per capita growth rate. Deficiencies in power infrastructure, on the other hand, held back per capita growth by 0.25 percentage point over this period.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/901171468191948305/The-Democratic-Republic-of-Congos-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27759
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27759
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR ROUTES
dc.subjectAIR SERVICES
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectAIRCRAFT
dc.subjectAIRLINE COMPANIES
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF POWER
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBANDWIDTH
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectBUDGET EXECUTION
dc.subjectBUDGETS
dc.subjectCABLE
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCAPITAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCAPITALS
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectCONTAINER PORT
dc.subjectCONTAINER TERMINAL
dc.subjectCONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATIONS
dc.subjectCOST OF POWER
dc.subjectCOST OF POWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectCOSTS OF POWER
dc.subjectCROSSING
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
dc.subjectDIRECT CALLS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FLIGHTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectENERGY
dc.subjectENTERPRISES
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectEXTERNAL FINANCING
dc.subjectFACILITIES
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DATA
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHYDRO PLANT
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINLAND WATERWAYS
dc.subjectINTEREST
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LINES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectINVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN POWER
dc.subjectKILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectLANDLORD MODEL
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVE
dc.subjectLOWER PRICES
dc.subjectLOWER TARIFFS
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectNET REVENUES
dc.subjectO&M
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectOPERATING EXPENSES
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAVEL
dc.subjectPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER PLANT
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOWER TRADE
dc.subjectPRICE
dc.subjectPRICE OF POWER
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectPRICING
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGIN
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRAIL LINK
dc.subjectRAIL NETWORK
dc.subjectRAIL NETWORKS
dc.subjectRAIL OPERATOR
dc.subjectRAIL SERVICE
dc.subjectRAIL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRAIL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectREGULATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectREVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectROAD HAULAGE
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROLLING STOCK
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSPEED LIMITS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectSUBSIDY
dc.subjectSURFACE FREIGHT
dc.subjectSURFACE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectTARIFF
dc.subjectTARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE CALLS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE NETWORKS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC LEVELS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT NETWORK
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT QUALITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SAFETY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectTREND
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTROPICAL FOREST
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN ROAD
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY BILL
dc.subjectUTILITY BILLS
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectVOLTAGE
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.titleThe Democratic Republic of Congo's Infrastructureen
dc.title.subtitleA Continental Perspectiveen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Democratic Republic of Congo's Infrastructure
okr.date.disclosure2011-06-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:35:04.380796Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/901171468191948305/The-Democratic-Republic-of-Congos-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Banks & Banking Reform
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Policies & Economics
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Finance
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics Policy & Planning
okr.unitAFT: Sustainable Dev Fr. Office (AFTSN)
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