DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

238 III. Country Profiles
SAUDI ARABIA
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 37/140 35/140 -2 56/100 57/100 -1
Depth 80/140 73/140 -7 22/50 24/50 -2
Breadth 27/140 31/140 4 34/50 34/50 0
Trade Pillar 25/140 25/140 0 64/100 65/100 -1
SAU
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar 58/102 61/102 3 53/100 50/100 3
People Pillar 47/109 47/109 0 59/100 59/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
65
60
55
50
45
40
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Saudi Saudi Arabia’s Arabia’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1. China (14%)
2. U.S.A. (14%)
3. Japan (13%)
4. South Korea (10%)
5. India (9%)
2
10
SAUDI
ARABIA
8
6. Taiwan (4%)
7. Singapore (3%)
8. South Africa (2%)
9. Thailand (2%)
10. France (2%)
Saudi Arabia’s Share of Partners’ Imports
12% 6% 4% 2% 0.5% 0.02% unknown
5
1
9
7
4
6
Major Export Products
Petroleum and petroleum
products 90%
3
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 86/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 28/140 113/140 50% 22%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 128/140 88/140 2% 7%
Capital 65/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 68/131 92/140 5% 28%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 57/133 101/140 3% 8%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 38/84 83/86 29% 1%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 32/91 · 2% ·
Information 57/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
56/140 46,682
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
18/140 83/140 424 112
84/136 78/136 $1 $5
People 52/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 130/139 10/140 1% 31%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 24/92 49/131 0.7 0.5
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
55/128 51/112 5% 4%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 10/140 –
Merchandise Trade 38/139 1/140 9% 8%
Capital · –
SAU
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information 74/102 –
65
International 60 Phone Calls 59/100 69/91 43% 23%
55
Printed Publications Trade
50
115/136 35/136 91% 21%
45
40
People 2005 2006 2007 200857/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 8/139 32/130 37% 27%
Tourists – 98/99 – 63%
International Students – 31/96 – 55%
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 (+) 31/140 $25,852 Operating Environment (+) 21/129 4.7
Linguistic Commonality (+) 81/140 2% Infrastructure (+) 38/129 4.5
Remoteness (-) 74/140 4.9 Press Freedom (+) 129/137 36
Population (-) 39/140 28.8 Labor Freedom (+) 50/140 76
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 35/129 4.3
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 64/138 4.3
Capital Account Openness (+) 59/135 0.7
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 95/139 65
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 137/140 5
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact