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<strong>DHL</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Connectedness</strong> <strong>Index</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

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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

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