DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

138 III. Country Profiles
BANGLADESH
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 102/140 95/140 -7 35/100 36/100 -1
Depth 137/140 138/140 1 4/50 3/50 1
Breadth 36/140 34/140 -2 31/50 32/50 -1
Trade Pillar 79/140 65/140 -14 46/100 52/100 -6
BGD
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar 85/102 85/102 0 41/100 37/100 4
People Pillar 81/109 83/109 2 39/100 39/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
45
40
35
30
25
20
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Bangladesh’s Bangladesh’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013
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Top Export Destinations
1
1. U.S.A. (18%)
2. Germany (16%)
3. U.K. (10%)
4. France (6%)
5. Spain (5%)
3
5
10
4
9
6. Italy (4%)
7. Canada (4%)
8. Turkey (3%)
9. Netherlands (3%)
10. Belgium (3%)
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh’s Share of Partners’ Imports
0.3% 0.2% 0.13% 0.1% 0.05% 0.01% unknown
6
2
8
Major Export Products
Garments, knitwear,
agricultural products,
frozen food (fish and
seafood), jute and jute
goods, leather
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 119/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 98/140 100/140 21% 26%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 134/140 118/140 1% 4%
Capital 94/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 123/131 136/140 0% 6%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 108/133 126/140 0% 4%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 70/84 76/86 1% 3%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 56/91 53/90 0% 0%
Information 129/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
122/140 3,984
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
133/140 105/140 4 60
122/136 129/136 $0 $0
People 114/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 76/139 112/140 5% 1%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 88/92 131/131 0.0 0.0
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
111/128 103/112 1% 0%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 36/140 –
Merchandise Trade 15/139 61/140 6% 20%
Capital · –
BGD
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information 38/102 –
45
International 40 Phone Calls 13/100 66/91 38% 42%
35
Printed Publications Trade
30
43/136 86/136 20% 30%
25
20
People 2005 2006 2007 200843/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 94/139 31/130 45% 7%
Tourists – 31/99 – 38%
International Students – · – ·
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
2013
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 127/140 $829 Operating Environment (+) 93/129 3.7
Linguistic Commonality (+) 98/140 0% Infrastructure (+) 118/129 2.8
Remoteness (-) 71/140 5.2 Press Freedom (+) 113/137 55
Population (-) 8/140 156.6 Labor Freedom (+) 99/140 52
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 130/140 30
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 111/129 3.4
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 10/138 13.0
Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 129/139 42
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 97/140 62
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact