Streamlining logistics and clearance is an existential issue for landlocked countries, but the coastal countries have the “luxury” of dysfunction.
Cost To Export A Container In Africa, 2008
Being landlocked is a big disadvantage here: exporting a container from Chad and Central African Republic will set you back more than $5,000. It is cheapest in Sao Tome & Principe, at $700.
Cost To Import A Container In Africa, 2008
Being landlocked is a big disadvantage here: importing will cost you more than $6,000 per container in Chad, and more than $5,000 in Central African Republic and Rwanda.