DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

148 III. Country Profiles
BULGARIA
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 36/140 40/140 4 56/100 55/100 1
Depth 28/140 35/140 7 32/50 31/50 1
Breadth 62/140 61/140 -1 24/50 24/50 0
Trade Pillar 28/140 39/140 11 63/100 60/100 3
BGR
Capital Pillar 32/60 29/60 -3 50/100 52/100 -2
Information Pillar 37/102 35/102 -2 63/100 64/100 -1
People Pillar 34/109 34/109 0 67/100 67/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
65
60
55
50
45
40
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Bulgaria’s Bulgaria’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
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10
Top Export Destinations
1. Germany (13%)
2. Italy (9%)
3. Turkey (9%)
4. Romania (8%)
5. Greece (7%)
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2
1
BULGARIA
Bulgaria’s Share of Partners’ Imports
3% 1% 0.5% 0.25% 0.1% 0.05% unknown
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6. France (4%)
7. Belgium (3%)
8. China (3%)
9. Russia (3%)
10. Spain (2%)
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3
9
8
Major Export Products
Clothing, footwear, iron
and steel, machinery and
equipment, fuels
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 16/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 23/140 18/140 56% 65%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 35/140 61/140 14% 9%
Capital 58/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 75/131 14/140 4% 99%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 60/133 61/140 2% 14%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 49/84 71/86 13% 5%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 42/91 73/90 1% 0%
Information 53/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
26/140 107,238
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
77/140 52/140 52 195
57/136 80/136 $4 $5
People 35/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 17/139 109/140 19% 1%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 32/92 27/131 0.5 0.9
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
31/128 47/112 9% 4%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 81/140 –
Merchandise Trade 54/139 102/140 73% 84%
Capital 23/60 –
BGR
FDI Stock · 25/45 · 93%
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock 28/59 – 76% –
Information 42/102 –
65
International 60 Phone Calls 31/100 62/91 80% 82%
55
Printed Publications Trade
50
39/136 48/136 95% 87%
45
40
People 2005 2006 2007 200844/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 69/139 12/130 39% 74%
Tourists – 32/99 – 90%
International Students – 57/96 – 46%
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 (+) 71/140 $7,296 Operating Environment (+) 87/129 4.0
Linguistic Commonality (+) 98/140 0% Infrastructure (+) 53/129 4.1
Remoteness (-) 110/140 2.7 Press Freedom (+) 69/137 72
Population (-) 86/140 7.3 Labor Freedom (+) 35/140 80
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 39/140 60
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 72/129 4.0
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 103/138 1.0
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 42/139 149
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 58/140 71
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact