DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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178 III. Country Profiles<br />
GHANA<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 55/140 50/140 -5 50/100 51/100 -1<br />
Depth 92/140 84/140 -8 19/50 20/50 -1<br />
Breadth 35/140 37/140 2 31/50 31/50 0<br />
Trade Pillar 21/140 21/140 0 65/100 66/100 -1<br />
GHA<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar 81/102 86/102 5 41/100 36/100 5<br />
People Pillar 87/109 88/109 1 35/100 34/100 1<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
60<br />
55<br />
50<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<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 />
Ghana’s Ghana’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
8<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
1. France (13%)<br />
2. Italy (10%)<br />
3. China (9%)<br />
4. Netherlands (8%)<br />
5. Germany (5%)<br />
9<br />
6<br />
1<br />
GHANA<br />
6. U.K. (5%)<br />
7. South Africa (5%)<br />
8. U.S.A. (4%)<br />
9. Portugal (4%)<br />
10. India (3%)<br />
Ghana’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.03% 0.01% unknown<br />
4<br />
7<br />
2<br />
5<br />
10<br />
3<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Oil, gold, cocoa, timber,<br />
tuna, bauxite, aluminum,<br />
manganese ore,<br />
diamonds, horticultural<br />
products<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 52/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 60/140 58/140 31% 40%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 86/140 51/140 6% 10%<br />
Capital 71/94 –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 118/131 61/140 0% 45%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 107/133 27/140 0% 28%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 59/84 36/86 4% 27%<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 76/91 65/90 0% 0%<br />
Information 110/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
114/140 5,207<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
81/140 106/140 44 59<br />
114/136 105/136 $0 $2<br />
People 93/118 –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 107/139 104/140 3% 1%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 106/131 · 0.0<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
75/128 56/112 3% 3%<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 32/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 36/139 37/140 13% 23%<br />
Capital · –<br />
GHA<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information 58/102 –<br />
60<br />
International 55 Phone Calls 70/100 14/91 20% 8%<br />
50<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
45<br />
65/136 123/136 47% 0%<br />
40<br />
35<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 200884/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012<br />
Migrants 20/139 112/130 47% 98%<br />
Tourists – · – ·<br />
International Students – 79/96 – 95%<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 />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
GDP per Capita (+) 112/140 $1,850 <br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 16/140 40% <br />
Remoteness (-) 43/140 6.2 <br />
Population (-) 41/140 25.9 <br />
Landlocked (-) – No <br />
General Policies / Environment<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Operating Environment (+) 70/129 4.1 <br />
Infrastructure (+) 102/129 3.2 <br />
Press Freedom (+) 27/137 86 <br />
Labor Freedom (+) 70/140 60 <br />
Financial Freedom (+) 39/140 60 <br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 100/129 3.6 <br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 26/138 8.6 <br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 125/135 0.0 <br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 93/139 63 <br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 125/140 17 <br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact
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