DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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200 III. Country Profiles<br />
LAO PDR<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 131/140 126/140 -5 22/100 23/100 -1<br />
Depth 109/140 107/140 -2 14/50 15/50 -1<br />
Breadth 123/140 120/140 -3 8/50 9/50 -1<br />
Trade Pillar 136/140 135/140 -1 22/100 24/100 -2<br />
LAO<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar 68/102 66/102 -2 48/100 46/100 2<br />
People Pillar 71/109 67/109 -4 44/100 45/100 -1<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />
Rooted Map<br />
Rooted Map:<br />
Lao’s Lao Merchandise P.D.R.’s Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
1. Thailand (38%)<br />
2. China (29%)<br />
3. Vietnam (13%)<br />
4. India (3%)<br />
5. Japan (3%)<br />
7<br />
9<br />
6<br />
10<br />
LAO<br />
5<br />
P.D.R. 3<br />
4<br />
Lao P.D.R.’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
0.3% 0.1% 0.03% 0.02% 0.01% 0.005% unknown<br />
1<br />
6. Germany (3%)<br />
7. U.K. (2%)<br />
8. Australia (2%)<br />
9. Netherlands (1%)<br />
10. Belgium (1%)<br />
2<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Wood products, coffee,<br />
electricity, tin, copper,<br />
gold, cassava<br />
8<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 94/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 74/140 87/140 26% 29%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 82/140 125/140 6% 4%<br />
Capital · –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 131/131 93/140 0% 28%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 123/133 86/140 0% 10%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Information 92/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
96/140 10,636<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
87/140 92/140 35 90<br />
· · · ·<br />
People 74/118 –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 17/139 131/140 19% 0%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 67/131 · 0.3<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
72/128 86/112 3% 1%<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 131/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 118/139 137/140 86% 96%<br />
Capital · –<br />
LAO<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information 59/102 –<br />
30<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
25<br />
Printed 20 Publications Trade<br />
58/100<br />
·<br />
47/91<br />
·<br />
86%<br />
·<br />
61%<br />
·<br />
15<br />
10<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 200871/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013<br />
Migrants 97/139 98/130 73% 100%<br />
Tourists – · – ·<br />
International Students – 44/96 – 96%<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 />
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 (+) 113/140 $1,646 Operating Environment (+) 71/129 4.2<br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 98/140 0% Infrastructure (+) 113/129 2.9<br />
Remoteness (-) 70/140 5.4 Press Freedom (+) 132/137 21<br />
Population (-) 90/140 6.8 Labor Freedom (+) 91/140 55<br />
Landlocked (-) – Yes Financial Freedom (+) 130/140 20<br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 98/129 3.6<br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 9/138 13.2<br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2<br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 119/139 48<br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) · ·<br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact