DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

158 III. Country Profiles
CONGO, REPUBLIC
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 53/140 53/140 0 51/100 51/100 0
Depth 51/140 52/140 1 28/50 27/50 1
Breadth 63/140 64/140 1 24/50 23/50 1
Trade Pillar 19/140 23/140 4 66/100 65/100 1
COG
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar · · · · · ·
People Pillar 92/109 92/109 0 33/100 33/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Congo’s Congo’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1. China (54%)
2. U.S.A. (11%)
3. Australia (9%)
4. France (5%)
5. Netherlands (3%)
6
5
2 1
4 7
10
CONGO
6. U.K. (3%)
7. Italy (3%)
8. Malaysia (2%)
9. North Korea (2%)
10. Spain (1%)
Congo’s Share of Partners’ Imports
1% 0.25% 0.1% 0.05% 0.02% 0.01% unknown
8
3
Major Export Products
Petroleum, lumber,
plywood, sugar, cocoa,
coffee, diamonds
9
Depth
Rank
Outward Inward
Level
Outward Inward
Trade 27/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 14/140 59/140 71% 40%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 109/140 4/140 3% 38%
Capital · –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) · 7/140 · 167%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 91/133 9/140 0% 57%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·
Information 131/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
139/140 184
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
67/140 98/140 75 77
135/136 101/136 $0 $2
People 68/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 89/139 45/140 4% 10%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 100/131 · 0.1
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
8/128 102/112 21% 0%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 53/140 –
Merchandise Trade 71/139 42/140 1% 6%
Capital · –
COG
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information · –
60
International 55 Phone Calls · · · ·
50
Printed 45 Publications Trade 135/136 122/136 100% 6%
40
35
30
People 2005 2006 2007 2008111/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 100/139 117/130 41% 97%
Tourists – · – ·
International Students – 85/96 – 92%
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 (+) 100/140 $3,172 Operating Environment (+) · ·
Linguistic Commonality (+) 59/140 4% Infrastructure (+) · ·
Remoteness (-) 24/140 6.8 Press Freedom (+) 63/137 72
Population (-) 106/140 4.4 Labor Freedom (+) 116/140 47
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 115/140 30
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) · ·
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 6/138 14.7
Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 124/139 44
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) · ·
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact