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

175<br />

GAMBIA, THE<br />

Key Scores and Trends<br />

Rank<br />

Score<br />

2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />

Overall 110/140 107/140 -3 31/100 32/100 -1<br />

Depth 83/140 91/140 8 22/50 19/50 3<br />

Breadth 117/140 106/140 -11 9/50 13/50 -4<br />

Trade Pillar 117/140 113/140 -4 33/100 36/100 -3<br />

GMB<br />

Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

Information Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

People Pillar 82/109 82/109 0 39/100 39/100 0<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 />

Gambia’s The Gambia’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />

8<br />

Top Export Destinations<br />

1. China 57%<br />

2. India 23%<br />

3. U.K. 2%<br />

4. Thailand 2%<br />

5. Belgium 2%<br />

3 6<br />

5<br />

710<br />

THE<br />

GAMBIA<br />

9<br />

6. Netherlands 2%<br />

7. Spain 2%<br />

8. U.S.A. 1%<br />

9. Guinea-Bissau 1%<br />

10. France 1%<br />

The Gambia’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />

0.02% 0.01% 0.006% 0.004% 0.002% 0.001% unknown<br />

2<br />

1<br />

4<br />

Major Export Products<br />

Peanut products, fish,<br />

cotton lint, palm kernels<br />

Depth<br />

Rank<br />

Level<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 82/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 129/140 55/140 11% 41%<br />

Services Trade (% of GDP) 23/140 62/140 17% 9%<br />

Capital · –<br />

FDI Stock (% of GDP) · 18/140 · 89%<br />

FDI Flows (% of GFCF) · 83/140 · 11%<br />

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

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

Information 97/140 –<br />

Internet Bandwidth<br />

105/140 7,184<br />

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

International Phone Calls<br />

(Minutes per Capita)<br />

Printed Publications Trade<br />

(USD per Capita)<br />

103/140 38/140 22 229<br />

107/136 109/136 $0 $1<br />

People 62/118 –<br />

Migrants (% of Population) 96/139 48/140 4% 9%<br />

Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 51/92 97/131 0.2 0.1<br />

International Students (% of Tertiary<br />

Education Enrollment)<br />

7/128 · 24% ·<br />

Breadth<br />

Rank<br />

% Same Region<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 115/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade 129/139 91/140 5% 13%<br />

Capital · –<br />

GMB<br />

FDI Stock · · · ·<br />

FDI Flows · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />

Information · –<br />

40<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

35<br />

Printed 30 Publications Trade<br />

·<br />

118/136<br />

·<br />

88/136<br />

·<br />

40%<br />

·<br />

4%<br />

25<br />

20<br />

People 2005 2006 2007 2008106/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013<br />

Migrants 56/139 130/130 23% 100%<br />

Tourists – 73/99 – 0%<br />

International Students – 90/96 – 0%<br />

Directionality<br />

Overall<br />

Depth<br />

Breadth<br />

Not Available<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 (+) 136/140 $494 Operating Environment (+) 41/129 4.4<br />

Linguistic Commonality (+) 1/140 40% Infrastructure (+) 100/129 3.1<br />

Remoteness (-) 53/140 5.9 Press Freedom (+) 119/137 51<br />

Population (-) 125/140 1.8 Labor Freedom (+) 76/140 66<br />

Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50<br />

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

Rank Level<br />

Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 93/129 3.6<br />

Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 12/138 12.5<br />

Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0<br />

Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 84/139 70<br />

Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 9/140 148<br />

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

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