DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

246 III. Country Profiles
SRI LANKA
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 64/140 69/140 5 45/100 44/100 1
Depth 119/140 121/140 2 11/50 10/50 1
Breadth 25/140 27/140 2 35/50 34/50 1
Trade Pillar 80/140 69/140 -11 46/100 51/100 -5
LKA
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar · · · · · ·
People Pillar 50/109 50/109 0 56/100 55/100 1
Connectedness Score Trend
55
50
45
40
35
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Sri Lanka’s Sri Lanka’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1
1. U.S.A. (24%)
2. U.K. (9%)
3. India (6%)
4. Germany (5%)
5. Belgium (4%)
2
5
SRI
LANKA
Sri Lanka’s Share of Partners’ Imports
0.4% 0.2% 0.05% 0.03% 0.02% 0.01% unknown
6
6. Italy (4%)
7. Russia (4%)
8. U.A.E. (3%)
9. Japan (3%)
10. Iran (2%)
4
8
10
3
7
Major Export Products
Textiles and apparel,
tea and spices; rubber
manufactures; precious
stones; coconut products,
fish
9
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 111/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 117/140 94/140 15% 27%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 76/140 80/140 6% 7%
Capital 89/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 106/131 126/140 1% 12%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 95/133 115/140 0% 5%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · 56/86 · 14%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 88/91 38/90 -4% 1%
Information 101/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
115/140 4,964
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
78/140 86/140 52 104
71/136 100/136 $2 $2
People 91/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 63/139 100/140 6% 2%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 74/92 101/131 0.1 0.0
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
47/128 100/112 6% 0%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 45/140 –
Merchandise Trade 16/139 76/140 9% 24%
Capital · –
LKA
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information · –
55
International Phone Calls
50
Printed 45 Publications Trade
·
78/136
·
69/136
·
13%
·
32%
40
35
People 2005 2006 2007 200824/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 19/139 101/130 14% 99%
Tourists – 8/99 – 25%
International Students – · – ·
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 99/140 $3,280 Operating Environment (+) 47/129 4.4
Linguistic Commonality (+) 98/140 0% Infrastructure (+) 83/129 3.5
Remoteness (-) 38/140 6.3 Press Freedom (+) 128/137 36
Population (-) 50/140 20.5 Labor Freedom (+) 73/140 59
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 99/140 40
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 80/129 3.8
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 38/138 6.7
Capital Account Openness (+) 75/135 0.4
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 135/139 39
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 34/140 97
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact