DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
247
SURINAME
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 83/140 92/140 9 42/100 37/100 5
Depth 43/140 48/140 5 29/50 28/50 1
Breadth 107/140 116/140 9 13/50 10/50 3
Trade Pillar 69/140 89/140 20 50/100 45/100 5
SUR
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar · · · · · ·
People Pillar · · · · · ·
Connectedness Score Trend
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Suriname’s Suriname’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1
4
1. U.S.A. (25%)
2. Belgium (17%)
3. U.A.E. (13%)
4. Canada (11%)
5. Guyana (6%)
8 7 6
5
SURINAME
6. France (6%)
7. Barbados (4%)
8. Jamaica (4%)
9. Netherlands (3%)
10. China (2%)
Suriname’s Share of Partners’ Imports
0.5% 0.25% 0.1% 0.05% 0.02% 0.01% unknown
2
9
3
10
Major Export Products
Alumina, gold, crude oil,
lumber, shrimp and fish,
rice, bananas
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 37/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 29/140 41/140 50% 45%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 111/140 43/140 3% 11%
Capital · –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) · 112/140 · 18%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 118/133 122/140 0% 4%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·
Information 41/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
11/140 201,607
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
46/140 42/140 148 221
103/136 60/136 $0 $9
People · –
Migrants (% of Population) 2/139 53/140 49% 8%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 55/131 · 0.4
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
· · · ·
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 99/140 –
Merchandise Trade 108/139 79/140 18% 19%
Capital · –
SUR
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information · –
50
International 45 Phone Calls · · · ·
40
Printed 35
30 Publications Trade 74/136 66/136 7% 7%
25
20
15
People 2005 2006 2007 2008121/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012
Migrants 132/139 97/130 14% 51%
Tourists – 94/99 – 28%
International Students – · – ·
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
Not Available
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
2013
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 64/140 $9,700 Operating Environment (+) · ·
Linguistic Commonality (+) 80/140 2% Infrastructure (+) · ·
Remoteness (-) 33/140 6.6 Press Freedom (+) 28/137 85
Population (-) 135/140 0.5 Labor Freedom (+) 26/140 82
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 115/140 30
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) · ·
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 13/138 11.9
Capital Account Openness (+) 125/135 0.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 79/139 72
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 117/140 28
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact