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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

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