DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

176 III. Country Profiles
GEORGIA
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 65/140 77/140 12 45/100 42/100 3
Depth 41/140 65/140 24 29/50 25/50 4
Breadth 96/140 91/140 -5 16/50 16/50 0
Trade Pillar 82/140 96/140 14 45/100 44/100 1
GEO
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar 83/102 82/102 -1 41/100 37/100 4
People Pillar 51/109 55/109 4 55/100 53/100 2
Connectedness Score Trend
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Georgia’s Georgia’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
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7
Top Export Destinations
1. Azerbaijan (24%)
2. Armenia (11%)
3. Ukraine (7%)
4. Russia (7%)
5. Turkey (6%)
9
6
5
GEORGIA
Georgia’s Share of Partners’ Imports
0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% 0.01% 0.005% unknown
3
2
6. Bulgaria (5%)
7. U.S.A. (5%)
8. Kazakhstan (4%)
9. Italy (3%)
10. Canada (3%)
4
1
8
Major Export Products
Vehicles, ferro-alloys,
fertilizers, nuts, scrap
metal, gold, copper ores
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 55/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 106/140 38/140 18% 49%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 20/140 59/140 18% 9%
Capital 29/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 57/131 29/140 8% 72%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 45/133 28/140 5% 27%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 61/84 50/86 3% 17%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 40/91 12/90 1% 2%
Information 67/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
33/140 82,094
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
83/140 62/140 43 154
108/136 75/136 $0 $6
People 29/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 26/139 65/140 17% 4%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 11/92 58/131 1.1 0.4
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
33/128 67/112 8% 2%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 93/140 –
Merchandise Trade 109/139 67/140 48% 30%
Capital · –
GEO
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information 92/102 –
55
International 50 Phone Calls · 90/91 · 3%
45
Printed 40
35 Publications Trade 105/136 75/136 85% 35%
30
25
20
People 2005 2006 2007 200880/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 106/139 68/130 12% 18%
Tourists – 58/99 – 42%
International Students – 62/96 – 81%
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
2013
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
Rank
Level
GDP per Capita (+) 94/140 $3,602
Linguistic Commonality (+) 98/140 0%
Remoteness (-) 101/140 3.6
Population (-) 103/140 4.5
Landlocked (-) – No
General Policies / Environment
Rank
Level
Operating Environment (+) 50/129 4.4
Infrastructure (+) 66/129 3.8
Press Freedom (+) 77/137 70
Labor Freedom (+) 3/140 91
Financial Freedom (+) 39/140 60
Globalization Policies
Rank
Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 37/129 4.5
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 134/138 0.7
Capital Account Openness (+) 50/135 0.8
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 96/139 62
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 6/140 160
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact