Informal cross-border trade in Africa: How much? Why? And what impact?

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierAntoine Bouet: 0000-0002-8020-8877
cg.creator.identifierKathryn Pace Kincheloe: 0000-0002-4010-220X
cg.creator.identifierJOSEPH GLAUBER: 0000-0003-0284-439X
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number1783
cg.placeWashington, DC
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
dc.contributor.authorBouët, Antoine
dc.contributor.authorPace, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorGlauber, Joseph W.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:12:42Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:12:42Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147260
dc.titleInformal cross-border trade in Africa: How much? Why? And what impact?en
dcterms.abstractInformal cross-border trade (ICBT) represents a prominent phenomenon in Africa. Several studies suggest that for certain products and countries, the value of informal trade may meet or even exceed the value of formal trade. This paper provides a review of existing efforts to measure informal trade. We list 18 initiatives aimed at measuring ICBT in Africa. The paper also summarizes discussions conducted with many stakeholders in Africa between December 2016 and May 2018 regarding the measurement, the determinants, and the implications of ICBT. The methodologies used to measure ICBT in Africa differ widely, but they do confirm that informal trade in Africa is both sizeable and volatile. Both evidence on the determinants of ICBT and discussions with stakeholders suggest that policies should aim to reduce the existing costs associated with formal trade and provide positive incentives for traders and producers to move into the formal economy in order to avoid the loss of economic potential stemming from informal trade.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBouet, Antoine; Pace, Kathryn; and Glauber, Joseph W. 2018. Informal cross-border trade in Africa: How much? Why? And what impact? IFPRI Discussion Paper 1783. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147260en
dcterms.extent56 pages
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2018-12-21
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2017.32.4.937en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148007en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153483en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133423en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/133030
dcterms.subjectsmugglingen
dcterms.subjecttrade barriersen
dcterms.subjecttrade policiesen
dcterms.subjecttradeen
dcterms.subjecttariffsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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