DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

250 III. Country Profiles
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 140/140 122/140 -18 6/100 25/100 -19
Depth 136/140 114/140 -22 5/50 12/50 -7
Breadth 139/140 104/140 -35 1/50 13/50 -12
Trade Pillar 140/140 118/140 -22 4/100 33/100 -29
SYR
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·
Information Pillar 99/102 97/102 -2 22/100 21/100 1
People Pillar 78/109 77/109 -1 41/100 41/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
40
30
20
10
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
Syria’s Syria’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
Top Export Destinations
1. Iraq (60%)
2. Saudi Arabia (10%)
3. Kuwait (7%)
4. U.A.E. (6%)
5. Libya (4%)
5
10
6
7
8
SYRIA
Syria’s Share of Partners’ Imports
1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.04% 0.01% unknown
2
6. Lebanon (3%)
7. Jordan (2%)
8. Egypt (2%)
9. Qatar (1%)
10. Turkey (1%)
1
3
9
4
Major Export Products
Crude oil, minerals, petroleum
products, fruits and
vegetables, cotton fiber,
textiles, clothing, meat and
live animals, wheat
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 137/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 137/140 138/140 7% 14%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 96/140 110/140 5% 5%
Capital · –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 104/131 104/140 1% 23%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 112/133 114/140 0% 6%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·
Information 118/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
127/140 3,312
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
104/140 107/140 22 59
91/136 125/136 $0 $1
People 69/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 103/139 58/140 3% 6%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 43/92 71/131 0.3 0.2
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
76/128 · 3% ·
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 139/140 –
Merchandise Trade 139/139 132/140 94% 66%
Capital · –
SYR
FDI Stock · · · ·
FDI Flows · · · ·
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –
Information 97/102 –
40
International Phone Calls
30
Printed 20 Publications Trade
92/100
108/136
80/91
113/136
91%
81%
86%
74%
10
0
People 2005 2006 2007 200890/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 17/139 · 56% ·
Tourists – 96/99 – 79%
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
Rank
Level
GDP per Capita (+) 108/140 $2,066
Linguistic Commonality (+) 70/140 2%
Remoteness (-) 97/140 3.8
Population (-) 47/140 22.8
Landlocked (-) – No
General Policies / Environment
Rank
Level
Operating Environment (+) 43/129 4.5
Infrastructure (+) 93/129 3.4
Press Freedom (+) 137/137 8
Labor Freedom (+) 106/140 55
Financial Freedom (+) 130/140 20
Globalization Policies
Rank
Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 107/129 3.5
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 45/138 6.1
Capital Account Openness (+) 125/135 0.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 135/139 38
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) · ·
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact