Benin : Transport Assessment Note for Roads, Airports, and Port Sectors

The purpose of this Economic Sector Work
(ESW) is to: (i) provide a framework to help the government
analyze transport sector issues and finalize the update of
the transport sector strategy; and (ii) identify issues and
challenges that can be addressed through donor funded
operations. This ESW focuses on roads, air, and port
transport. Transport infrastructure and services have a
vital role to play in the economic and social development of
the country. They were designed to facilitate the
distribution and sale of income-generating products, mainly
cotton; to promote goods transit towards neighboring
countries; and to facilitate trade between towns and rural
areas, and ensuring access to social infrastructure and
services in the rural area. The formal transport sector
contributes approximately seven percent of the gross
domestic product (GDP), but its indirect contribution to the
creation of added value is much greater.