DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

194 III. Country Profiles
JORDAN
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 63/140 59/140 -4 46/100 50/100 -4
Depth 60/140 41/140 -19 27/50 29/50 -2
Breadth 84/140 74/140 -10 19/50 20/50 -1
Trade Pillar 34/140 27/140 -7 60/100 64/100 -4
JOR
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar 86/102 73/102 -13 40/100 44/100 -4
People Pillar 56/109 52/109 -4 53/100 54/100 -1
Connectedness Score Trend
60
55
50
45
40
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Jordan’s Jordan’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1. Iraq (19%)
2. U.S.A. (18%)
3. Saudi Arabia (14%)
4. India (8%)
5. U.A.E. (4%)
2
7
8
JORDAN
Jordan’s Share of Partners’ Imports
1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% 0.01% unknown
10
3
6. Indonesia (3%)
7. Algeria (2%)
8. Lebanon (2%)
9. Kuwait (2%)
10. Syria (2%)
1
9
5
4
Major Export Products
Clothing, fertilizers,
potash, phosphates,
vegetables,
pharmaceuticals
6
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 34/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 83/140 19/140 23% 65%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 30/140 32/140 15% 13%
Capital 70/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 98/131 25/140 2% 79%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 99/133 44/140 0% 20%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 75/84 54/86 0% 15%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 81/91 49/90 0% 0%
Information 88/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
121/140 4,044
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
36/140 59/140 229 165
47/136 81/136 $5 $5
People 19/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 43/139 6/140 10% 45%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 46/92 40/131 0.2 0.7
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
50/128 16/112 5% 10%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 65/140 –
Merchandise Trade 110/139 26/140 56% 31%
Capital · –
JOR
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information 80/102 –
60
International Phone Calls
55
Printed 50 Publications Trade
82/100
123/136
64/91
62/136
89%
98%
76%
36%
45
40
People 2005 2006 2007 200898/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 60/139 103/130 78% 98%
Tourists – 83/99 – 78%
International Students – 71/96 – 88%
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 (+) 82/140 $5,214 Operating Environment (+) 36/129 4.6
Linguistic Commonality (+) 67/140 2% Infrastructure (+) 60/129 3.9
Remoteness (-) 93/140 3.9 Press Freedom (+) 104/137 59
Population (-) 91/140 6.5 Labor Freedom (+) 32/140 73
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 39/140 60
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 40/129 4.4
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 52/138 5.2
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 124/139 45
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 36/140 96
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact