DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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BELGIUM
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 4/140 6/140 2 81/100 77/100 4
Depth 4/140 6/140 2 45/50 42/50 3
Breadth 23/140 22/140 -1 35/50 35/50 0
Trade Pillar 3/140 2/140 -1 88/100 88/100 0
BEL
Capital Pillar 12/60 15/60 3 71/100 64/100 7
Information Pillar 13/102 16/102 3 79/100 76/100 3
People Pillar 16/109 16/109 0 78/100 78/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
90
85
80
75
70
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Belgium’s Belgium’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
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Top Export Destinations
1. Germany (18%)
2. France (16%)
3. Netherlands (13%)
4. U.K. (8%)
5. U.S.A. (5%)
4 3
7
BELGIUM
9
2
6. Italy (5%)
7. Spain (3%)
8. India (2%)
9. Luxembourg (2%)
10. Poland (2%)
Belgium’s Share of Partners’ Imports
30% 8% 6% 4% 2% 1% unknown
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1
10
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Major Export Products
Machinery and equipment,
chemicals, finished
diamonds, metals and
metal products, foodstuffs
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 3/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 3/140 3/140 93% 89%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 19/140 14/140 20% 19%
Capital 5/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 4/131 5/140 199% 182%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 18/133 29/140 16% 26%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 16/84 28/86 77% 32%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 12/91 20/90 6% 1%
Information 6/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
11/140 201,873
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
20/140 28/140 402 278
5/136 5/136 $127 $119
People 41/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 80/139 43/140 5% 10%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 23/92 39/131 0.7 0.7
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
77/128 18/112 3% 9%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 26/140 –
Merchandise Trade 34/139 30/140 78% 73%
Capital 20/60 –
BEL
FDI Stock 7/40 22/45 77% 90%
FDI Flows 5/34 18/39 69% 85%
Portfolio Equity Stock 32/59 – 90% –
Information 26/102 –
90
International Phone Calls
85
Printed 80 Publications Trade
35/100
24/136
23/91
64/136
84%
95%
82%
91%
75
70
People 2005 2006 2007 2008 11/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 37/139 18/130 80% 74%
Tourists – 12/99 – 85%
International Students – · – ·
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 16/140 $45,387 Operating Environment (+) 20/129 5.2
Linguistic Commonality (+) 83/140 1% Infrastructure (+) 16/129 5.4
Remoteness (-) 139/140 1.3 Press Freedom (+) 19/137 92
Population (-) 66/140 11.2 Labor Freedom (+) 47/140 73
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 17/140 70
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 22/129 4.9
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 103/138 1.0
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 8/139 172
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 58/140 71
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact