DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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 />
241<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 3/140 2/140 -1 83/100 83/100 0<br />
Depth 2/140 2/140 0 48/50 48/50 0<br />
Breadth 24/140 23/140 -1 35/50 35/50 0<br />
Trade Pillar 1/140 3/140 2 89/100 88/100 1<br />
SGP<br />
Capital Pillar 11/60 10/60 -1 72/100 73/100 -1<br />
Information Pillar 7/102 11/102 4 85/100 82/100 3<br />
People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
90<br />
85<br />
80<br />
75<br />
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />
Rooted Map<br />
Rooted Map:<br />
Singapore’s Singapore’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
5<br />
1. Malaysia (12%)<br />
2. China (12%)<br />
3. Hong Kong (11%)<br />
4. Indonesia (10%)<br />
5. U.S.A. (6%)<br />
6. Japan (4%)<br />
7. South Korea (4%)<br />
8. Australia (4%)<br />
9. Taiwan (4%)<br />
10. Thailand (4%)<br />
10 9<br />
1<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
Singapore’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
15% 10% 5% 4% 3% 2% unknown<br />
2<br />
4<br />
3<br />
7<br />
8<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Machinery and equipment<br />
(including electronics and<br />
telecommunications),<br />
pharmaceuticals and<br />
other chemicals, refined<br />
petroleum products<br />
6<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 2/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 2/140 2/140 139% 126%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 6/140 3/140 39% 41%<br />
Capital 6/94 –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 6/131 2/140 168% 283%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 6/133 5/140 32% 87%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 11/84 21/86 117% 39%<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 17/91 79/90 4% 0%<br />
Information 2/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
4/140 580,727<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
3/140 1/140 2120 1095<br />
1/136 7/136 $839 $99<br />
People 6/118 –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 69/139 7/140 6% 43%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 5/92 9/131 1.5 2.0<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
30/128 6/112 9% 19%<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 28/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 44/139 19/140 72% 54%<br />
Capital 17/60 –<br />
SGP<br />
FDI Stock 24/40 11/45 66% 23%<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock 22/59 – 44% –<br />
Information 20/102 –<br />
90<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
85<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
30/100<br />
27/136<br />
·<br />
33/136<br />
52%<br />
78%<br />
·<br />
40%<br />
80<br />
75<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 2008 · 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013<br />
Migrants 53/139 43/130 61% 82%<br />
Tourists – · – ·<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 />
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of <strong>Connectedness</strong><br />
Structural Factors<br />
General Policies / Environment<br />
Rank Level<br />
Rank Level<br />
GDP per Capita (+) 9/140 $55,182 Operating Environment (+) 2/129 5.8<br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 21/140 40% Infrastructure (+) 1/129 6.1<br />
Remoteness (-) 28/140 6.7 Press Freedom (+) 117/137 53<br />
Population (-) 98/140 5.4 Labor Freedom (+) 2/140 97<br />
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 4/140 80<br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 1/129 5.9<br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 136/138 0.0<br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0<br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 22/139 170<br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 5/140 161<br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact