DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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218 III. Country Profiles<br />
NEPAL<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 123/140 131/140 8 24/100 21/100 3<br />
Depth 131/140 135/140 4 6/50 4/50 2<br />
Breadth 86/140 90/140 4 18/50 17/50 1<br />
Trade Pillar 131/140 137/140 6 24/100 20/100 4<br />
NPL<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
People Pillar 72/109 72/109 0 44/100 44/100 0<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<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 />
Nepal’s Nepal’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
2<br />
9<br />
1. India (56%)<br />
2. U.S.A. (10%)<br />
3. China (5%)<br />
4. Germany (4%)<br />
5. Bangladesh (4%)<br />
6<br />
7<br />
4<br />
10<br />
6. U.K. (3%)<br />
7. France (2%)<br />
8. Japan (2%)<br />
9. Canada (2%)<br />
10. Turkey (1%)<br />
NEPAL<br />
Nepal’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
0.1% 0.05% 0.01% 0.005% 0.002% 0.001% unknown<br />
1<br />
5<br />
3<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Clothing, pulses, carpets,<br />
textiles, juice, pashima,<br />
jute goods<br />
8<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 118/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 139/140 69/140 4% 33%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 95/140 112/140 5% 5%<br />
Capital · –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) · 138/140 · 3%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) · 131/140 · 2%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Information 121/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
134/140 2,434<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
94/140 96/140 30 81<br />
124/136 111/136 $0 $1<br />
People 99/118 –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 95/139 74/140 4% 3%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 86/92 113/131 0.0 0.0<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
36/128 111/112 8% 0%<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 109/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 72/139 136/140 62% 51%<br />
Capital · –<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information · –<br />
International Phone Calls · · · ·<br />
Printed Publications Trade 41/136 124/136 25% 51%<br />
People 50/126 –<br />
Migrants 89/139 90/130 57% 97%<br />
Tourists – 20/99 – 33%<br />
International Students – 47/96 – 36%<br />
Directionality<br />
Overall<br />
Depth<br />
Breadth<br />
Not Available<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 />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
GDP per Capita (+) 130/140 $694 <br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 98/140 0% <br />
Remoteness (-) 77/140 4.9 <br />
Population (-) 40/140 27.8 <br />
Landlocked (-) – Yes <br />
General Policies / Environment<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Operating Environment (+) 124/129 3.5 <br />
Infrastructure (+) 119/129 2.7 <br />
Press Freedom (+) 93/137 64 <br />
Labor Freedom (+) 119/140 44 <br />
Financial Freedom (+) 115/140 30 <br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 117/129 3.3 <br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 14/138 11.6 <br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2 <br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 138/139 37 <br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 23/140 129 <br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact