DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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254 III. Country Profiles<br />
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO<br />
Key Scores and Trends<br />
Rank<br />
Score<br />
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />
Overall 60/140 56/140 -4 48/100 50/100 -2<br />
Depth 24/140 12/140 -12 34/50 36/50 -2<br />
Breadth 103/140 101/140 -2 14/50 13/50 1<br />
Trade Pillar 75/140 58/140 -17 48/100 54/100 -6<br />
TTO<br />
Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
Information Pillar 43/102 42/102 -1 60/100 60/100 0<br />
People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />
<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />
55<br />
50<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />
Rooted Map<br />
Rooted Map:<br />
Trinidad Trinidad and & Tobago’s Tobago’s Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />
Top Export Destinations<br />
1<br />
1. U.S.A. (32%)<br />
2. Argentina (9%)<br />
3. Brazil (8%)<br />
4. Netherlands (5%)<br />
5. Chile (5%)<br />
9<br />
8 7<br />
5<br />
TRINIDAD<br />
& TOBAGO 10<br />
3<br />
2<br />
6. Spain (4%)<br />
7. Barbados (4%)<br />
8. Jamaica (3%)<br />
9. Dom. Rep. (3%)<br />
10. Guyana (2%)<br />
Trinidad & Tobago’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />
20% 10% 5% 0.5% 0.05% 0.01% unknown<br />
6<br />
4<br />
Major Export Products<br />
Petroleum and petroleum<br />
products, liquefied natural<br />
gas, methanol, ammonia,<br />
urea, steel products, beverages,<br />
cereal<br />
Depth<br />
Rank<br />
Level<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 35/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 35/140 77/140 46% 32%<br />
Services Trade (% of GDP) 13/140 9/140 25% 23%<br />
Capital 20/94 –<br />
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 37/131 22/140 20% 85%<br />
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 5/133 8/140 35% 59%<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 51/84 86/86 11% 0%<br />
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />
Information 42/140 –<br />
Internet Bandwidth<br />
87/140 17,156<br />
(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
(Minutes per Capita)<br />
Printed Publications Trade<br />
(USD per Capita)<br />
27/140 17/140 294 402<br />
52/136 38/136 $4 $18<br />
People · –<br />
Migrants (% of Population) 7/139 88/140 28% 2%<br />
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 64/131 · 0.3<br />
International Students (% of Tertiary<br />
Education Enrollment)<br />
· 32/112 · 6%<br />
Breadth<br />
Rank<br />
% Same Region<br />
Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />
Trade 103/140 –<br />
Merchandise Trade 104/139 96/140 47% 21%<br />
Capital · –<br />
TTO<br />
FDI Stock · · · ·<br />
FDI Flows · · · ·<br />
Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />
Information 54/102 –<br />
55<br />
International Phone Calls<br />
50<br />
Printed 45 Publications Trade<br />
66/100<br />
117/136<br />
17/91<br />
72/136<br />
32%<br />
94%<br />
5%<br />
4%<br />
40<br />
35<br />
People 2005 2006 2007 200888/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013<br />
Migrants 71/139 111/130 6% 77%<br />
Tourists – 67/99 – 24%<br />
International Students – · – ·<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 (+) 42/140 $18,373 Operating Environment (+) · ·<br />
Linguistic Commonality (+) 15/140 40% Infrastructure (+) · ·<br />
Remoteness (-) 42/140 6.2 Press Freedom (+) 39/137 79<br />
Population (-) 127/140 1.3 Labor Freedom (+) 29/140 76<br />
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 39/140 50<br />
<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />
Rank Level<br />
Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) · ·<br />
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 18/138 10.0<br />
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0<br />
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 61/139 103<br />
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 32/140 101<br />
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact