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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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