DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

234 III. Country Profiles
QATAR
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 39/140 39/140 0 55/100 56/100 -1
Depth 53/140 51/140 -2 28/50 27/50 1
Breadth 49/140 47/140 -2 27/50 28/50 -1
Trade Pillar 52/140 55/140 3 56/100 55/100 1
QAT
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar 33/102 34/102 1 66/100 65/100 1
People Pillar 31/109 27/109 -4 69/100 71/100 -2
Connectedness Score Trend
65
60
55
50
45
40
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Qatar’s Qatar’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1. Japan (29%)
2. South Korea (20%)
3. India (11%)
4. China (7%)
5. Singapore (6%)
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10
9
QATAR
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Qatar’s Share of Partners’ Imports
2% 1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% unknown
3
4
6. Taiwan (5%)
7. Thailand (3%)
8. U.K. (3%)
9. Italy (2%)
10. Belgium (1%)
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2
Major Export Products
Liquefied natural gas
(LNG), petroleum products,
fertilizers, steel
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Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 60/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 16/140 126/140 68% 18%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 94/140 33/140 5% 12%
Capital 60/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 45/131 119/140 14% 15%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 30/133 136/140 10% 0%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 8/91 78/90 10% 0%
Information 22/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
54/140 48,652
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
5/140 23/140 1145 299
55/136 30/136 $4 $26
People 20/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 131/139 2/140 1% 74%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 44/131 · 0.6
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
9/128 2/112 20% 46%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 51/140 –
Merchandise Trade 82/139 28/140 1% 26%
Capital · –
QAT
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information 49/102 –
65
International 60 Phone Calls 51/100 60/91 48% 44%
55
Printed Publications Trade
50
61/136 31/136 50% 24%
45
40
People 2005 2006 2007 200845/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 73/139 34/130 71% 18%
Tourists – · – ·
International Students – 43/96 – 67%
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 (+) 3/140 $93,352 Operating Environment (+) 7/129 5.7
Linguistic Commonality (+) 76/140 2% Infrastructure (+) 28/129 5.1
Remoteness (-) 80/140 4.8 Press Freedom (+) 86/137 66
Population (-) 120/140 2.2 Labor Freedom (+) 62/140 70
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 27/129 4.9
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 69/138 4.1
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 82/139 75
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 116/140 28
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact