DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

166 III. Country Profiles
ECUADOR
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 105/140 105/140 0 34/100 32/100 2
Depth 111/140 108/140 -3 13/50 14/50 -1
Breadth 70/140 85/140 15 21/50 18/50 3
Trade Pillar 106/140 114/140 8 37/100 35/100 2
ECU
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar 60/102 58/102 -2 52/100 53/100 -1
People Pillar · · · · · ·
Connectedness Score Trend
40
35
30
25
20
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Ecuador’s Ecuador’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1. U.S.A. (45%)
2. Chile (10%)
3. Peru (8%)
4. Colombia (4%)
5. Russia (3%)
1
7
ECUADOR
3
2
4
10
6. Spain (3%)
7. Panama (3%)
8. China (2%)
9. Japan (2%)
10. Venezuela (2%)
Ecuador’s Share of Partners’ Imports
3% 1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.05% 0.02% unknown
6
5
8
Major Export Products
Petroleum, bananas, cut
flowers, shrimp, cacao,
coffee, wood, fish
9
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 105/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 73/140 86/140 27% 29%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 124/140 127/140 2% 4%
Capital 88/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 111/131 120/140 1% 15%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 104/133 130/140 0% 3%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · 79/86 · 1%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 9/91 61/90 6% 0%
Information 83/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
73/140 29,767
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
101/140 65/140 24 145
86/136 76/136 $1 $5
People · –
Migrants (% of Population) 57/139 89/140 7% 2%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 70/92 · 0.1 ·
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
100/128 · 2% ·
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 79/140 –
Merchandise Trade 83/139 71/140 29% 29%
Capital · –
ECU
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information 51/102 –
40
International Phone Calls
35
Printed 30 Publications Trade
60/100
111/136
21/91
74/136
48%
90%
10%
44%
25
20
People 2005 2006 2007 2008 · 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 59/139 46/130 7% 72%
Tourists – · – ·
International Students – · – ·
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 78/140 $5,720 Operating Environment (+) 105/129 3.9
Linguistic Commonality (+) 42/140 6% Infrastructure (+) 84/129 3.6
Remoteness (-) 22/140 7.1 Press Freedom (+) 94/137 64
Population (-) 58/140 15.7 Labor Freedom (+) 109/140 52
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 99/140 40
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 72/129 4.1
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 66/138 4.3
Capital Account Openness (+) 72/135 0.5
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 75/139 78
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 2/140 184
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact