DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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COSTA RICA
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 89/140 85/140 -4 40/100 39/100 1
Depth 82/140 77/140 -5 22/50 22/50 0
Breadth 87/140 89/140 2 18/50 17/50 1
Trade Pillar 88/140 95/140 7 44/100 44/100 0
CRI
Capital Pillar 55/60 54/60 -1 30/100 30/100 0
Information Pillar 48/102 44/102 -4 58/100 59/100 -1
People Pillar 74/109 74/109 0 43/100 44/100 -1
Connectedness Score Trend
55
50
45
40
35
30
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Costa Costa Rica’s Rica’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
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COSTA
RICA
Top Export Destinations
1. U.S.A. (33%)
2. China (13%)
3. Mexico (10%)
4. U.K. (9%)
5. Hong Kong (5%)
6. Malaysia (5%)
7. Netherlands (2%)
8. Canada (2%)
9. Singapore (2%)
10. Nicaragua (2%)
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9
Costa Rica’s Share of Partners’ Imports
3% 1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% unknown
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Major Export Products
Bananas, pineapples,
coffee, melons, ornamental
plants, sugar; beef;
seafood; electronic components,
medical equipment
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 79/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 84/140 64/140 23% 36%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 42/140 120/140 12% 4%
Capital 57/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 77/131 64/140 4% 44%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 56/133 30/140 3% 26%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 56/84 · 7% ·
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 87/91 · -2% ·
Information 47/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
35/140 73,491
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
63/140 68/140 79 143
59/136 31/136 $4 $25
People 85/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 110/139 49/140 3% 9%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 59/92 50/131 0.2 0.5
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
113/128 83/112 1% 1%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 80/140 –
Merchandise Trade 47/139 110/140 10% 15%
Capital 52/60 –
CRI
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock 51/59 – 1% –
Information 61/102 –
55
International 50 Phone Calls 62/100 20/91 78% 16%
45
Printed Publications Trade
40
99/136 118/136 85% 13%
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30
People 2005 2006 2007 200865/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 52/139 84/130 23% 92%
Tourists – 59/99 – 38%
International Students – 54/96 – 69%
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 (+) 62/140 $10,185 Operating Environment (+) 57/129 4.5
Linguistic Commonality (+) 38/140 6% Infrastructure (+) 88/129 3.5
Remoteness (-) 40/140 6.2 Press Freedom (+) 16/137 93
Population (-) 100/140 4.9 Labor Freedom (+) 74/140 53
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 42/129 4.4
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 80/138 3.1
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 53/139 125
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 42/140 89
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact