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260 III. Country Profiles<br />

UNITED KINGDOM<br />

Key Scores and Trends<br />

Rank<br />

Score<br />

2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />

Overall 7/140 5/140 -2 76/100 78/100 -2<br />

Depth 52/140 46/140 -6 28/50 28/50 0<br />

Breadth 1/140 1/140 0 49/50 49/50 0<br />

Trade Pillar 26/140 19/140 -7 64/100 66/100 -2<br />

GBR<br />

Capital Pillar 6/60 4/60 -2 79/100 80/100 -1<br />

Information Pillar 1/102 1/102 0 95/100 95/100 0<br />

People Pillar 5/109 5/109 0 84/100 84/100 0<br />

<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />

85<br />

80<br />

75<br />

70<br />

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />

Rooted Map<br />

Rooted Map:<br />

U. K.’s U.K.’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />

3<br />

Top Export Destinations<br />

1. Switzerland (14%)<br />

2. Germany (9%)<br />

3. U.S.A. (9%)<br />

4. Netherlands (8%)<br />

5. France (7%)<br />

6<br />

U.K.<br />

9<br />

5<br />

7<br />

U.K.’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />

10% 6% 5% 4% 2.5% 1.2% unknown<br />

4<br />

1<br />

6. Ireland (6%)<br />

7. Belgium (4%)<br />

8. U.A.E. (3%)<br />

9. Spain (3%)<br />

10. Hong Kong (3%)<br />

2<br />

8<br />

10<br />

Major Export Products<br />

Manufactured goods,<br />

fuels, chemicals; food,<br />

beverages, tobacco<br />

Depth<br />

Rank<br />

Level<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 96/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 93/140 99/140 21% 26%<br />

Services Trade (% of GDP) 45/140 86/140 11% 7%<br />

Capital 25/94 –<br />

FDI Stock (% of GDP) 11/131 37/140 74% 63%<br />

FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 20/133 68/140 15% 13%<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 24/84 12/86 52% 55%<br />

Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 80/91 58/90 0% 0%<br />

Information 7/140 –<br />

Internet Bandwidth<br />

7/140 352,583<br />

(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

(Minutes per Capita)<br />

Printed Publications Trade<br />

(USD per Capita)<br />

11/140 30/140 536 274<br />

12/136 21/136 $66 $41<br />

People 39/118 –<br />

Migrants (% of Population) 51/139 32/140 8% 12%<br />

Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 17/92 54/131 0.9 0.5<br />

International Students (% of Tertiary<br />

Education Enrollment)<br />

110/128 8/112 1% 17%<br />

Breadth<br />

Rank<br />

% Same Region<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 2/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade 9/139 10/140 65% 63%<br />

Capital 4/60 –<br />

GBR<br />

FDI Stock 5/40 1/45 56% 58%<br />

FDI Flows 2/34 4/39 44% 54%<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock 5/59 – 40% –<br />

Information 1/102 –<br />

85<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

80<br />

Printed Publications Trade<br />

1/100<br />

1/136<br />

3/91<br />

1/136<br />

35%<br />

54%<br />

43%<br />

34%<br />

75<br />

70<br />

People 2005 2006 2007 2008 3/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013<br />

Migrants 27/139 3/130 26% 37%<br />

Tourists – · – ·<br />

International Students – 1/96 – 34%<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 (+) 22/140 $39,351 Operating Environment (+) 18/129 5.4<br />

Linguistic Commonality (+) 28/140 37% Infrastructure (+) 4/129 6.0<br />

Remoteness (-) 121/140 2.4 Press Freedom (+) 26/137 87<br />

Population (-) 21/140 64.1 Labor Freedom (+) 43/140 73<br />

Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 4/140 80<br />

<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />

Rank Level<br />

Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 9/129 5.2<br />

Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 103/138 1.0<br />

Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0<br />

Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 6/139 174<br />

Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 46/140 87<br />

– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact

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