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244 III. Country Profiles<br />

SOUTH AFRICA<br />

Key Scores and Trends<br />

Rank<br />

Score<br />

2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />

Overall 54/140 47/140 -7 51/100 52/100 -1<br />

Depth 89/140 95/140 6 20/50 18/50 2<br />

Breadth 34/140 29/140 -5 32/50 34/50 -2<br />

Trade Pillar 22/140 18/140 -4 65/100 68/100 -3<br />

ZAF<br />

Capital Pillar 33/60 36/60 3 50/100 47/100 3<br />

Information Pillar 87/102 79/102 -8 39/100 41/100 -2<br />

People Pillar 69/109 71/109 2 45/100 44/100 1<br />

<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />

60<br />

55<br />

50<br />

45<br />

40<br />

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />

Rooted Map<br />

Rooted Map:<br />

South South Africa’s Africa’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />

6 7 5<br />

2 1<br />

Top Export Destinations<br />

1. China (35%)<br />

2. U.S.A. (7%)<br />

3. Japan (5%)<br />

4. India (5%)<br />

5. Germany (4%)<br />

8<br />

10 9<br />

SOUTH<br />

AFRICA<br />

6. U.K. (3%)<br />

7. Netherlands (3%)<br />

8. Zambia (2%)<br />

9. Mozambique (2%)<br />

10. Zimbabwe (2%)<br />

South Africa’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />

50% 20% 5% 1% 0.5% 0.1% unknown<br />

4<br />

Major Export Products<br />

Gold, diamonds, platinum,<br />

other metals and minerals,<br />

machinery and equipment<br />

3<br />

Depth<br />

Rank<br />

Level<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 84/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 72/140 67/140 27% 36%<br />

Services Trade (% of GDP) 102/140 115/140 4% 5%<br />

Capital 50/94 –<br />

FDI Stock (% of GDP) 30/131 68/140 27% 40%<br />

FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 47/133 102/140 4% 8%<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 42/84 48/86 24% 19%<br />

Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 44/91 72/90 1% 0%<br />

Information 107/140 –<br />

Internet Bandwidth<br />

124/140 3,720<br />

(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

(Minutes per Capita)<br />

Printed Publications Trade<br />

(USD per Capita)<br />

74/140 115/140 54 44<br />

68/136 71/136 $2 $6<br />

People 72/118 –<br />

Migrants (% of Population) 123/139 63/140 1% 5%<br />

Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 64/92 80/131 0.1 0.2<br />

International Students (% of Tertiary<br />

Education Enrollment)<br />

· 23/112 · 8%<br />

Breadth<br />

Rank<br />

% Same Region<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 7/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade 31/139 2/140 14% 10%<br />

Capital 31/60 –<br />

ZAF<br />

FDI Stock · 29/45 · 0%<br />

FDI Flows · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock 29/59 – 1% –<br />

Information 73/102 –<br />

60<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

55<br />

Printed 50 Publications Trade<br />

79/100<br />

94/136<br />

57/91<br />

11/136<br />

78%<br />

86%<br />

32%<br />

9%<br />

45<br />

40<br />

People 2005 2006 2007 200873/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013<br />

Migrants 55/139 56/130 11% 73%<br />

Tourists – 70/99 – 73%<br />

International Students – 64/96 – 89%<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 (+) 74/140 $6,618 Operating Environment (+) 65/129 4.3<br />

Linguistic Commonality (+) 24/140 40% Infrastructure (+) 54/129 4.2<br />

Remoteness (-) 7/140 8.3 Press Freedom (+) 44/137 77<br />

Population (-) 24/140 53.0 Labor Freedom (+) 85/140 54<br />

Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 39/140 60<br />

<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />

Rank Level<br />

Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 61/129 4.2<br />

Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 67/138 4.2<br />

Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2<br />

Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 63/139 97<br />

Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 53/140 76<br />

– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact

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