DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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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