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Enabling Environment Monitoring - Stakeholder Survey

Your Voice Matters in Shaping Africa's Trade Future

Why This Survey Matters:

Provide feedback on trade facilitation, infrastructure development, and trade finance to help improve Africa's business environment under the AfCFTA. This assessment helps governments understand real challenges faced by businesses like yours.

Your Privacy is Protected: All responses are confidential and used solely for the AfCFTA Impact Assessment. Your data will never be shared with third parties or used for commercial purposes.

Survey Instructions & Guidelines

3-5 min
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Survey Questions
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Section 2: Trade Facilitation Customs efficiency and standards
S2Q1 What is the average customs clearance time for imports and exports (in days)?
Score lower bound: 11 days, Score upper bound: 6 days, Global best practice: 2 days. Enter the average number of days for customs clearance.
S2Q2 To what extent have One Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) been implemented in your country?
One Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) are joint border facilities where neighbouring countries carry out exit and entry procedures at a single location, allowing travellers and goods to stop once to complete customs, immigration, and regulatory checks for both sides of the border.
S2Q3 To what extent have the Single Window Systems for exports and imports been implemented in your country?
A Single Window system allows traders to submit regulatory documents at a single location and/or single entity.
S2Q4 What is your country's OECD Trade Facilitation Index Score?
Score lower bound: 0.8, Score upper bound: 1.66, Global best practice: 2. The OECD TFI measures the extent to which countries have introduced and implemented trade facilitation measures.
S2Q5 To what extent is information on trading under AfCFTA (e.g., Rules of Origin, customs procedures, tariffs) publicly published by the country's national government and digitally available?
Assess the availability and accessibility of AfCFTA-related trade information online.
S2Q6 How extensive, if at all, is the training which you as a national government provide on the AfCFTA trading regime to customs officials?
Assess the extent and quality of AfCFTA training provided to customs officials.
S2Q7 How extensive, if at all, is the training which you as a national government provide on the AfCFTA trading regime to exporting firms?
Assess the extent and quality of AfCFTA training provided to exporting firms.
S2Q8 To what extent are your national standards harmonised with regional & international benchmarks such as ARSO and ISO?
Assess the degree of harmonisation of national standards with regional and international benchmarks.
Section 3: Trade Infrastructure Logistics and connectivity
S3Q1 What is your country's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) score?
Score lower bound: 2.2, Score upper bound: 2.5, Global best practice: 4.3. World Bank–compiled indicator that measures the efficiency and quality of a country's logistics and supply-chain performance (Customs efficiency, quality of trade and transport infrastructure, ease of arranging international shipments, logistics service quality and competence, tracking and tracing capability, and timeliness of deliveries).
S3Q2 What is the quality of the road and/or rail networks connecting domestic major cities, production zones, and border posts with neighboring countries for export?
Assess the quality and connectivity of transport networks for trade.
S3Q3 What is the proportion of intra-regional flight connections as a percentage of total international flights?
Score lower bound: 12%, Score upper bound: 20%. Calculate the percentage of flights to other African countries out of total international flights.
S3Q4 What is the current state of modernization of your border posts with latest ICT infrastructure?
Assess the level of ICT infrastructure modernization at border posts.
Section 4: Trade Finance Investment and credit access
S4Q1 What is your country's capital account openness score?
Score lower bound: -3, Score upper bound: 0.7, Global best practice: 1. The KAOPEN score (also known as the Chinn–Ito Index) is a widely used indicator of a country's degree of capital account openness. It measures the extent to which a country allows cross-border financial transactions and the free movement of capital.
S4Q2 To what extent have systems and policies been implemented to facilitate the ease of capital repatriation procedures under AfCFTA?
Assess the ease of capital repatriation procedures for AfCFTA trade.
S4Q3 How would you rate the reliability and security of digital payment systems in the country?
Assess the reliability and security of digital payment infrastructure.
S4Q4 How many Instant Payment Systems (IPS) are available in the country?
Assess the availability of Instant Payment Systems in the country.
S4Q5 To what extent is PAPSS (Pan-African Payment and Settlement System) adopted and integrated in your country?
Assess the level of PAPSS integration and adoption.
S4Q6 What is your country's Global Opportunity Index - Business Perception ranking?
The Global Opportunity Index – Business Perception is a component of the Milken Institute's Global Opportunity Index that captures how attractive a country is perceived by businesses and investors.
S4Q7 What percentage of firms identify access to finance as a major constraint?
Score lower bound: 75%, Score upper bound: 29.3%, Global best practice: 8.7%. Enter the percentage of firms identifying access to finance as a major constraint.
S4Q8 What percentage of exporting firms have access to trade finance from commercial banks?
Enter the percentage of exporting firms that have access to trade finance products.
S4Q9 To what extent do financial institutions offer AfCFTA-specific trade finance products?
Assess the availability of AfCFTA-specific trade finance products.
S4Q10 What is the number of SME loan accounts as a percentage of nonfinancial corporate borrowers?
Score lower bound: 47%, Score upper bound: 88%. Enter the percentage of SME loan accounts.
S4Q11 Has your country introduced any initiatives such as a special fund that provides grants or loans to MSMEs to trade under the AfCFTA?
Indicate whether special funds or programs exist for MSMEs trading under AfCFTA.
S4Q12 Has your country implemented any tax breaks for MSMEs that achieve specified annual turnover thresholds to boost trade under the AfCFTA?
Indicate whether tax incentives exist for MSMEs trading under AfCFTA.