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