DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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192 III. Country Profiles<br />
JAMAICA<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 95/140 108/140 13 37/100 32/100 5<br />
Depth 70/140 70/140 0 24/50 24/50 0<br />
Breadth 106/140 126/140 20 13/50 8/50 5<br />
Trade Pillar 108/140 120/140 12 37/100 31/100 6<br />
JAM<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
50<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<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 />
Jamaica’s Jamaica’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
1<br />
2<br />
JAMAICA<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
1. U.S.A. (31%)<br />
2. Canada (15%)<br />
3. Netherlands (8%)<br />
4. U.K. (6%)<br />
5. U.A.E. (6%)<br />
9<br />
Jamaica’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
1% 0.6% 0.3% 0.06% 0.02% 0.01% unknown<br />
8<br />
4<br />
6. Slovenia (5%)<br />
7. Russia (3%)<br />
8. Iceland (3%)<br />
9. Barbados (2%)<br />
10. Romania (2%)<br />
3<br />
6<br />
10<br />
5<br />
7<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Alumina, bauxite, sugar,<br />
rum, coffee, yams,<br />
beverages, chemicals,<br />
wearing apparel, mineral<br />
fuels<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Outward Inward<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward<br />
Trade 67/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 126/140 49/140 11% 43%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 21/140 31/140 18% 13%<br />
Capital 69/94 –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 81/131 17/140 3% 89%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 85/133 59/140 1% 15%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 62/84 68/86 3% 6%<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 66/91 57/90 0% 0%<br />
Information 33/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
70/140 32,310<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
21/140 13/140 400 451<br />
90/136 43/136 $0 $16<br />
People · –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 4/139 107/140 40% 1%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 35/131 · 0.7<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
51/128 · 5% ·<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 110/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 97/139 114/140 11% 37%<br />
Capital · –<br />
JAM<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information · –<br />
50<br />
International 45 Phone Calls · · · ·<br />
40<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
35<br />
62/136 84/136 72% 19%<br />
30<br />
25<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 200891/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012<br />
Migrants 79/139 82/130 3% 35%<br />
Tourists – 74/99 – 4%<br />
International Students – · – ·<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 />
General Policies / Environment<br />
Rank Level<br />
Rank Level<br />
GDP per Capita (+) 81/140 $5,290 Operating Environment (+) 100/129 3.8<br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 11/140 40% Infrastructure (+) 68/129 3.7<br />
Remoteness (-) 66/140 5.6 Press Freedom (+) 11/137 96<br />
Population (-) 118/140 2.7 Labor Freedom (+) 49/140 76<br />
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 39/140 50<br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 77/129 3.9<br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 34/138 7.5<br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 59/135 0.7<br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 69/139 79<br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 29/140 104<br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact