Comparing Transport Corridors Based on Total Economic Cost

Table 7

Transport costs a fraction of the value of cargo for different corridors.

	Beira (%)	Dar es Salaam (%)	Durban (%)
Retail
Direct transport cost	4.6	6.7	7.0
Port variability	14.9	16.6	5.3
Border post variability	2.5	1.4	2.8
Road segments variability	7.4	8.8	10.5
Total variability impact	20.7	23.1	15.1
Total cost	25.2	29.9	22.1
Manufacturing
Direct transport cost	2.3	3.4	3.5
Port variability	16.6	19.3	6.4
Border post variability	2.8	1.5	3.2
Road segments variability	8.8	10.3	12.6
Total variability	23.5	26.9	17.7
Total cost	25.8	30.3	21.2