DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
189
IRELAND
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 2/140 3/140 1 84/100 83/100 1
Depth 5/140 4/140 -1 44/50 44/50 0
Breadth 10/140 13/140 3 39/50 39/50 0
Trade Pillar 14/140 16/140 2 69/100 68/100 1
IRL
Capital Pillar 2/60 2/60 0 93/100 93/100 0
Information Pillar 16/102 15/102 -1 77/100 77/100 0
People Pillar 2/109 2/109 0 86/100 86/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
90
85
80
75
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Ireland’s Ireland’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
1
IRELAND
Top Export Destinations
1. U.S.A. (20%)
2. U.K. (17%)
3. Belgium (14%)
4. Germany (8%)
5. Switzerland (6%)
2
6
8
6. France (5%)
7. Netherlands (5%)
8. Spain (3%)
9. Italy (3%)
10. Japan (2%)
Ireland’s Share of Partners’ Imports
3% 1.5% 1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% unknown
3
5
7
9
4
10
Major Export Products
Machinery and equipment,
computers, chemicals,
medical devices,
pharmaceuticals; food
products, animal products
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 33/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 25/140 83/140 52% 30%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 2/140 2/140 57% 54%
Capital 2/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 3/131 6/140 231% 173%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 3/133 3/140 59% 141%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 3/84 2/86 777% 1946%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 4/91 2/90 26% 93%
Information 5/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
19/140 132,296
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
13/140 10/140 521 535
17/136 13/136 $48 $69
People 5/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 22/139 23/140 17% 16%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 14/131 · 1.7
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
25/128 15/112 10% 11%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 39/140 –
Merchandise Trade 27/139 53/140 68% 75%
Capital 5/60 –
IRL
FDI Stock 15/40 8/45 72% 81%
FDI Flows · 3/39 · 59%
Portfolio Equity Stock 4/59 – 48% –
Information 32/102 –
90
International Phone Calls
85
Printed Publications Trade
26/100
11/136
39/91
95/136
82%
76%
82%
89%
80
75
People 2005 2006 2007 200819/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 34/139 17/130 64% 77%
Tourists – 37/99 – 85%
International Students – 9/96 – 43%
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 14/140 $47,400 Operating Environment (+) 22/129 5.1
Linguistic Commonality (+) 22/140 40% Infrastructure (+) 26/129 4.9
Remoteness (-) 125/140 2.3 Press Freedom (+) 13/137 95
Population (-) 102/140 4.6 Labor Freedom (+) 31/140 80
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 17/140 70
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 23/129 4.8
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 103/138 1.0
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 16/139 171
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 43/140 89
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact