DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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<strong>DHL</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Connectedness</strong> <strong>Index</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />
221<br />
NICARAGUA<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 104/140 100/140 -4 34/100 34/100 0<br />
Depth 68/140 69/140 1 25/50 24/50 1<br />
Breadth 116/140 114/140 -2 9/50 10/50 -1<br />
Trade Pillar 118/140 110/140 -8 33/100 37/100 -4<br />
NIC<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<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 />
Nicaragua’s Nicaragua’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
2<br />
1. U.S.A. (50%)<br />
2. Mexico (12%)<br />
3. Canada (8%)<br />
4. Venezuela (7%)<br />
5. El Salvador (4%)<br />
1<br />
5<br />
3<br />
8 7<br />
NICARAGUA<br />
6<br />
Nicaragua’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
0.5% 0.2% 0.05% 0.01% 0.005% 0.001% unknown<br />
4<br />
6. Costa Rica (2%)<br />
7. Honduras (2%)<br />
8. Guatemala (2%)<br />
9. China (2%)<br />
10. Spain (1%)<br />
10<br />
9<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Coffee, beef, gold, sugar,<br />
peanuts, shrimp and lobster,<br />
tobacco, cigars, automobile<br />
wiring harnesses,<br />
textiles, apparel, cotton<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 64/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 94/140 35/140 21% 50%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 89/140 82/140 5% 7%<br />
Capital · –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 88/131 35/140 2% 65%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 70/133 21/140 1% 35%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Information 76/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
69/140 32,595<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
91/140 60/140 32 162<br />
81/136 74/136 $1 $6<br />
People · –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 40/139 117/140 11% 1%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 57/92 76/131 0.2 0.2<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
· · · ·<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 123/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 122/139 116/140 19% 46%<br />
Capital · –<br />
NIC<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information · –<br />
45<br />
International 40 Phone Calls · · · ·<br />
35<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
30<br />
86/136 53/136 9% 27%<br />
25<br />
20<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 200882/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012<br />
Migrants 82/139 65/130 52% 81%<br />
Tourists – 69/99 – 64%<br />
International Students – · – ·<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 />
2013<br />
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of <strong>Connectedness</strong><br />
Structural Factors<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
GDP per Capita (+) 111/140 $1,851 <br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 32/140 6% <br />
Remoteness (-) 48/140 6.0 <br />
Population (-) 93/140 6.1 <br />
Landlocked (-) – No <br />
General Policies / Environment<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Operating Environment (+) 93/129 3.9 <br />
Infrastructure (+) 111/129 2.9 <br />
Press Freedom (+) 65/137 72 <br />
Labor Freedom (+) 68/140 60 <br />
Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50 <br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 75/129 4.0 <br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 89/138 2.3 <br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0 <br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 58/139 110 <br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 4/140 163 <br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact