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<strong>DHL</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Connectedness</strong> <strong>Index</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

165<br />

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<br />

Key Scores and Trends<br />

Rank<br />

Score<br />

2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />

Overall 108/140 103/140 -5 32/100 32/100 0<br />

Depth 96/140 96/140 0 17/50 17/50 0<br />

Breadth 100/140 97/140 -3 15/50 15/50 0<br />

Trade Pillar 130/140 132/140 2 25/100 26/100 -1<br />

DOM<br />

Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

Information Pillar 51/102 47/102 -4 57/100 57/100 0<br />

People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />

Rooted Map<br />

Rooted Map:<br />

Dominican Dominican Republic’s Republic’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, 2013<br />

Top Export Destinations<br />

3<br />

1. U.S.A. (42%)<br />

2. Haiti (17%)<br />

3. Canada (13%)<br />

4. China (3%)<br />

5. Netherlands (2%)<br />

6 5 4<br />

1<br />

7<br />

DOMINICAN 10<br />

2<br />

9 REPUBLIC<br />

8<br />

6. U.K. (2%)<br />

7. Belgium (2%)<br />

8. Guatemala (2%)<br />

9. Mexico (1%)<br />

10. Spain (1%)<br />

Major Export Products<br />

Bananas, soap, bay oil,<br />

vegetables, grapefruit,<br />

oranges<br />

Dominican Republic’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />

1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% 0.01% unknown<br />

Depth<br />

Rank<br />

Level<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 115/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 114/140 95/140 16% 27%<br />

Services Trade (% of GDP) 56/140 129/140 10% 4%<br />

Capital · –<br />

FDI Stock (% of GDP) 99/131 66/140 2% 42%<br />

FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 122/133 31/140 0% 26%<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />

Information 60/140 –<br />

Internet Bandwidth<br />

88/140 16,944<br />

(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

(Minutes per Capita)<br />

Printed Publications Trade<br />

(USD per Capita)<br />

68/140 8/140 69 620<br />

43/136 77/136 $6 $5<br />

People · –<br />

Migrants (% of Population) 36/139 71/140 11% 4%<br />

Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 84/92 56/131 0.0 0.4<br />

International Students (% of Tertiary<br />

Education Enrollment)<br />

· · · ·<br />

Breadth<br />

Rank<br />

% Same Region<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 112/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade 94/139 122/140 25% 26%<br />

Capital · –<br />

DOM<br />

FDI Stock · · · ·<br />

FDI Flows · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />

Information 57/102 –<br />

40<br />

International 35 Phone Calls 67/100 26/91 20% 0%<br />

Printed Publications 30 Trade 92/136 78/136 2% 19%<br />

25<br />

20<br />

People 2005 2006 2007 200854/126 2009 2010 2011–<br />

2012 2013<br />

Migrants 70/139 60/130 10% 82%<br />

Tourists – 42/99 – 16%<br />

International Students – · – ·<br />

Directionality<br />

Overall<br />

Depth<br />

Breadth<br />

-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100<br />

Balance Inward Outward<br />

Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of <strong>Connectedness</strong><br />

Structural Factors<br />

General Policies / Environment<br />

Rank Level<br />

Rank Level<br />

GDP per Capita (+) 76/140 $5,826 Operating Environment (+) 114/129 3.6<br />

Linguistic Commonality (+) 41/140 6% Infrastructure (+) 74/129 3.7<br />

Remoteness (-) 64/140 5.6 Press Freedom (+) 67/137 72<br />

Population (-) 72/140 10.4 Labor Freedom (+) 85/140 55<br />

Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 99/140 40<br />

<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />

Rank Level<br />

Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 83/129 3.9<br />

Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 46/138 6.1<br />

Capital Account Openness (+) 49/135 0.9<br />

Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 109/139 53<br />

Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 31/140 102<br />

– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact

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