DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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174 III. Country Profiles<br />
GABON<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 77/140 83/140 6 43/100 40/100 3<br />
Depth 84/140 85/140 1 22/50 20/50 2<br />
Breadth 71/140 76/140 5 21/50 20/50 1<br />
Trade Pillar 77/140 80/140 3 48/100 47/100 1<br />
GAB<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar 82/102 84/102 2 41/100 37/100 4<br />
People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
55<br />
50<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
2008<br />
2009<br />
2010<br />
2011<br />
2012<br />
2013<br />
Rooted Map<br />
Rooted Map:<br />
Gabon’s Gabon’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
2<br />
1. Japan (25%)<br />
2. U.S.A. (12%)<br />
3. Australia (11%)<br />
4. India (10%)<br />
5. China (10%)<br />
8<br />
6<br />
7<br />
GABON<br />
6. Spain (7%)<br />
7. France (5%)<br />
8. Trin. & Tob. (5%)<br />
9. Italy (3%)<br />
10. South Korea (2%)<br />
Gabon’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.05% 0.02% 0.01% unknown<br />
9<br />
4<br />
5<br />
10<br />
3<br />
1<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Crude oil, timber,<br />
manganese, uranium<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 81/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 30/140 122/140 50% 20%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 136/140 30/140 1% 14%<br />
Capital · –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 72/131 96/140 5% 27%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 67/133 62/140 2% 14%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Information 75/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
86/140 18,056<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
58/140 45/140 88 211<br />
109/136 56/136 $0 $10<br />
People · –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 117/139 16/140 2% 24%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 77/131 · 0.2<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
· · · ·<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 66/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 55/139 75/140 2% 24%<br />
Capital · –<br />
GAB<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information 88/102 –<br />
55<br />
International 50 Phone Calls 91/100 · 63% ·<br />
45<br />
Printed 40 Publications Trade 59/136 127/136 52% 2%<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 2008 · 2009 2010 2011 – 2012<br />
Migrants 124/139 107/130 27% 95%<br />
Tourists – · – ·<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 />
2013<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 (+) 56/140 $11,571 Operating Environment (+) 109/129 3.6<br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 61/140 4% Infrastructure (+) 122/129 2.7<br />
Remoteness (-) 29/140 6.6 Press Freedom (+) 71/137 72<br />
Population (-) 126/140 1.7 Labor Freedom (+) 63/140 63<br />
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 99/140 40<br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 123/129 3.1<br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 7/138 14.5<br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2<br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 118/139 47<br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) · ·<br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact