DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
201
LATVIA
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 49/140 62/140 13 52/100 48/100 4
Depth 11/140 18/140 7 37/50 34/50 3
Breadth 101/140 100/140 -1 15/50 14/50 1
Trade Pillar 62/140 63/140 1 52/100 52/100 0
LVA
Capital Pillar 40/60 50/60 10 45/100 37/100 8
Information Pillar 45/102 51/102 6 58/100 56/100 2
People Pillar 25/109 30/109 5 73/100 70/100 3
Connectedness Score Trend
60
55
50
45
40
35
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Latvia’s Latvia’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
8
10
Top Export Destinations
1. Lithuania (16%)
2. Russia (16%)
3. Estonia (12%)
4. Germany (7%)
5. Poland (7%)
7
6
4
LATVIA
Latvia’s Share of Partners’ Imports
4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% 0.01% unknown
5
1
6. Sweden (5%)
7. Denmark (4%)
8. U.K. (3%)
9. Finland (2%)
10. Norway (2%)
9
3
2
Major Export Products
Food products, wood and
wood products, metals,
machinery and equipment,
textiles
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 20/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 33/140 28/140 47% 57%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 27/140 63/140 16% 9%
Capital 15/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 73/131 49/140 5% 51%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 54/133 49/140 3% 18%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 13/84 39/86 115% 25%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 6/91 14/90 15% 2%
Information 55/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
37/140 68,069
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
86/140 80/140 36 113
13/136 41/136 $65 $17
People 16/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 25/139 28/140 17% 14%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 20/92 36/131 0.7 0.7
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
42/128 53/112 7% 4%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 108/140 –
Merchandise Trade 100/139 108/140 89% 93%
Capital 49/60 –
LVA
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock 48/59 – 92% –
Information 51/102 –
60
International 55 Phone Calls 24/100 68/91 92% 80%
50
Printed Publications Trade
45
60/136 94/136 100% 94%
40
35
People 2005 2006 2007 200839/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 40/139 62/130 83% 94%
Tourists – 40/99 – 93%
International Students – 30/96 – 77%
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
2013
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 51/140 $13,947 Operating Environment (+) 49/129 4.5
Linguistic Commonality (+) 98/140 0% Infrastructure (+) 44/129 4.4
Remoteness (-) 123/140 2.3 Press Freedom (+) 35/137 79
Population (-) 124/140 2.0 Labor Freedom (+) 57/140 69
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 44/129 4.4
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 103/138 1.0
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 32/139 158
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 58/140 71
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact