DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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136 III. Country Profiles<br />
BAHAMAS, THE<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 81/140 89/140 8 43/100 38/100 5<br />
Depth 22/140 33/140 11 34/50 32/50 2<br />
Breadth 120/140 129/140 9 9/50 7/50 2<br />
Trade Pillar 122/140 127/140 5 31/100 29/100 2<br />
BHS<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
55<br />
50<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
2008<br />
2009<br />
2010<br />
2011<br />
2012<br />
2013<br />
Rooted Map<br />
Rooted Map:<br />
The Bahamas’ The Bahamas’ Merchandise Share of Partners’ Exports, Imports’s 2013 Merchandise Exports, 2013<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
1. U.S.A. 84%<br />
2. U.K. 4%<br />
3. Canada 3%<br />
4. France 3%<br />
5. Germany 1%<br />
3<br />
1<br />
9<br />
6<br />
THE BAHAMAS<br />
The Bahamas’ Share of Partners’ Imports’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% 0.02% 0.01% unknown<br />
8<br />
6. Argentina 1%<br />
7. Australia 1%<br />
8. Brazil 1%<br />
9. Panama 1%<br />
10. Hong Kong 1%<br />
2<br />
5<br />
4<br />
10<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Crawfish, aragonite,<br />
crude salt, polystyrene<br />
products<br />
7<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Outward Inward<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward<br />
Trade 72/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 125/140 63/140 12% 37%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 8/140 16/140 33% 19%<br />
Capital · –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 20/131 4/140 41% 205%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 21/133 10/140 14% 56%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Information 25/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
64/140 40,484<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
14/140 6/140 495 734<br />
92/136 11/136 $0 $74<br />
People · –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 35/139 22/140 12% 16%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 2/131 · 3.8<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
· · · ·<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 127/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 123/139 120/140 3% 15%<br />
Capital · –<br />
BHS<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information · –<br />
55<br />
International 50 Phone Calls · · · ·<br />
45<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
40<br />
53/136 131/136 29% 1%<br />
35<br />
30<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 200894/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012<br />
Migrants 74/139 75/130 4% 82%<br />
Tourists – 81/99 – 3%<br />
International Students – · – ·<br />
Directionality<br />
Overall<br />
Depth<br />
Breadth<br />
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100<br />
Balance Inward Outward<br />
2013<br />
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of <strong>Connectedness</strong><br />
Structural Factors<br />
General Policies / Environment<br />
Rank Level<br />
Rank Level<br />
GDP per Capita (+) 37/140 $21,908 Operating Environment (+) · ·<br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 7/140 40% Infrastructure (+) · ·<br />
Remoteness (-) 75/140 4.9 Press Freedom (+) · ·<br />
Population (-) 138/140 0.4 Labor Freedom (+) 16/140 82<br />
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 17/140 70<br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) · ·<br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 2/138 18.9<br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 125/135 0.0<br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 45/139 138<br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) · ·<br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact