DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

198 III. Country Profiles
KUWAIT
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 45/140 54/140 9 53/100 51/100 2
Depth 57/140 62/140 5 27/50 26/50 1
Breadth 52/140 59/140 7 26/50 25/50 1
Trade Pillar 30/140 37/140 7 62/100 60/100 2
KWT
Capital Pillar 52/60 53/60 1 34/100 32/100 2
Information Pillar 42/102 45/102 3 61/100 59/100 2
People Pillar · · · · · ·
Connectedness Score Trend
60
55
50
45
40
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Kuwait’s Kuwait’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
4
1. South Korea (17%)
2. India (16%)
3. Japan (12%)
4. U.S.A. (12%)
5. China (9%)
9 8
10
KUWAIT
6. Taiwan (8%)
7. Singapore (3%)
8. Pakistan (3%)
9. Netherlands (3%)
10. Egypt (2%)
Kuwait’s Share of Partners’ Imports
5% 2% 1% 0.5% 0.2% 1% unknown
2
5
7
6
1
Major Export Products
Oil and refined products,
fertilizers
3
Depth
Rank
Outward Inward
Level
Outward Inward
Trade 75/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 19/140 132/140 62% 16%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 92/140 54/140 5% 10%
Capital 40/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 35/131 131/140 22% 11%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 11/133 72/140 20% 12%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 44/84 67/86 23% 6%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 5/91 43/90 16% 1%
Information 51/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
101/140 9,835
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
10/140 19/140 559 385
76/136 29/136 $2 $28
People · –
Migrants (% of Population) 46/139 3/140 10% 60%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 13/92 91/131 1.0 0.1
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
· · · ·
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 27/140 –
Merchandise Trade 48/139 9/140 6% 21%
Capital 54/60 –
KWT
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock 53/59 – 53% –
Information 47/102 –
60
International Phone Calls
55
Printed 50 Publications Trade
61/100
71/136
52/91
19/136
62%
52%
61%
31%
45
40
People 2005 2006 2007 200855/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 64/139 37/130 77% 18%
Tourists – · – ·
International Students – 58/96 – 83%
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 (+) 8/140 $56,367 Operating Environment (+) 46/129 4.2
Linguistic Commonality (+) 75/140 2% Infrastructure (+) 59/129 4.1
Remoteness (-) 82/140 4.4 Press Freedom (+) 64/137 72
Population (-) 113/140 3.4 Labor Freedom (+) 65/140 64
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 65/129 4.0
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 63/138 4.4
Capital Account Openness (+) 59/135 0.7
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 72/139 78
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 114/140 34
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact